Jebus
Ancient site; 3 competing modern identifications, best supported being Jerusalem.
Placesettlement7 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Jerusalem805
- City of David100
- Shufat81
Name variants
- Jebus (44)
- Jebusite (14)
- Jebusites (10)
- Jebusi (2)
References
Topical references
- One of the tribes of Canaan — Deuteronomy 7:1
- Land of, given to Abraham and his descendants — Genesis 15:21; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17; Exodus 23:23; Exodus 23:24; Deuteronomy 20:17; Exodus 33:9; Exodus 34:10; Exodus 34:11
- Conquered by Joshua — Joshua 10; Joshua 11; Joshua 12
- And — Joshua 24:11
- Conquered by David — 2 Samuel 5:6
- Jerusalem within the territory of — Joshua 18:28
- Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the Israelites — Judges 3:5; Judges 3:6; Ezra 9:1; Ezra 9:2; Ezra 10:18
- They pay taxes to Solomon — 1 Kings 9:20; 1 Kings 9:21
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.