Ebal — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵיבָל
עֵיבָל
ʻÊybâl · pronounced ay-bawl' · Strong's H5858 · a man
Ebal means bare.
Strong's definition
perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine.
First appearance
Gen 36:23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. (KJV)
Every verse that names Ebal
8 occurrences in 8 verses — Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Chronicles
Gen 36:23Deut 11:29Deut 27:4Deut 27:13Josh 8:30Josh 8:331Chr 1:221Chr 1:40
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