Jokmeam
Jokmeam is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Jokmeam 2. The name means “confirmation, or revenge, of the people.”
Where is Jokmeam?
Approx. 32.1399, 35.4850 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Jokmeam 2 | settlement | Low |
| another name for Jokneam | settlement | Medium |
Jokmeam in the Bible dictionary
Gathering of the people, a city of Ephraim, which was given with its suburbs to the Levites (1 Chr. 6:68). It lay somewhere in the Jordan valley (1 Kings 4:12, R.V.; but in A.V. incorrectly “Jokneam”).
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Verses that mention Jokmeam
- 1 Kings 4:12
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: