Zemaraim was a town allotted to Benjamin (Jos.18.22). Mount Zemaraim in Ephraim was where Abijah addressed Jeroboam's army .
Also known as Mount Zemaraim
Zemaraim refers to two distinct places in the Bible. One is a town in the territory of Benjamin, listed among the cities allotted to that tribe during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Jos.18.22). Its exact location is unknown. The other is Mount Zemaraim, a hill located in the hill country of Ephraim (2Ch.13.4). It was here that King Abijah of Judah stood to address the army of Jeroboam I of Israel before a battle. In his speech, Abijah denounced Jeroboam's rebellion against the house of David and called on Israel to not fight against the Lord. Abijah and Judah prevailed in the battle that followed.
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(1.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:22); now the ruin, rather two ruins, es-Sumrah, 4 miles north of Jericho. (2.) A mount in the highlands of Ephraim, to the north of Jerusalem (2 Chr. 13:4-20). Here the armies of Abijah and Jeroboam engaged in a bloody battle, which issued in the total defeat of the king of Israel, who never “recovered strength again,” and soon after died.
(double fleece of wool), a town in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:22) perhaps identical with Mount Zemaraim, mentioned in (2 Chronicles 13:4) only, which was “in Mount Ephraim,” that is to say, within the general district of the highlands of that great tribe. (2 Chronicles 13:4)
ZEMARA'IM (double mount?), a name of two places. A town in Benjamin. Josh 18:22. It has long been identified with Sunna, in the Jordan valley, 4 miles north of Jericho. The name is in the plural, and two ruins bearing the name of Sunna have been found close together. Mount Zemaraim, in the highlands of Ephraim, 2 Chr 13:4; possibly the name survives in the modern Tal'at esSumra.
ZEMARA'IM (double mount?), a name of two places. A town in Benjamin. Josh 18:22. It has long been identified with Sunna, in the Jordan valley, 4 miles north of Jericho. The name is in the plural, and two ruins bearing the name of Sunna have been found close together. Mount Zemaraim, in the highlands of Ephraim, 2 Chr 13:4; possibly the name survives in the modern Tal'at esSumra.
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6787
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
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