Shihor-libnath
Shihor-libnath is a natural area mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is mouth of the Kishon River.
Where is Shihor-libnath?
Approx. 32.8167, 35.0333 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| mouth of the Kishon River | natural area | Medium |
| Tell Abu Hawam | settlement | Low |
| Kebara Swamps | region | Medium |
| Nahal Daliyya | river | Low |
| Nahal Taninim | river | Medium |
Shihor-libnath in the Bible dictionary
Black-white, a stream on the borders of Asher, probably the modern Nahr Zerka, i.e., the “crocodile brook,” or “blue river”, which rises in the Carmel range and enters the Mediterranean a little to the north of Caesarea (Josh. 19:26). Crocodiles are still found in the Zerka. Thomson suspects “that long ages ago some Egyptians, accustomed to worship this ugly creature, settled here (viz., at Caesarea), and brought their gods with them. Once here they would not easily be exterminated” (The Land and the Book).
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Verses that mention Shihor-libnath
- Joshua 19:26
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;