Jokneam
Jokneam is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Tel Yokneam. The name means “possessing, or building up, of the people.”
Where is Jokneam?
Approx. 32.6641, 35.1083 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Yokneam | settlement | High |
Jokneam in the Bible dictionary
Gathered by the people, (Josh. 19:11; 21:34), a city “of Carmel” (12:22), i.e., on Carmel, allotted with its suburbs to the Merarite Levites. It is the modern Tell Kaimon, about 12 miles south-west of Nazareth, on the south of the river Kishon.
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Verses that mention Jokneam
- Joshua 12:22
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
- Joshua 19:11
And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
- Joshua 21:34
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:77
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: