Hamath

Town or city mentioned in 12 verses of the Bible, most often in Ezekiel.

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Where it appears

Ezekiel (3), Numbers (2), Joshua (1), Judges (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Amos (1)

Key verses

• Numbers 13:21 first mention — So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
• Numbers 34:8 — From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
• Joshua 13:5 — And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
• Judges 3:3 — Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
• 1 Kings 8:65 — And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
• 2 Kings 14:25 — He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.
• 1 Chronicles 13:5 — So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
• 2 Chronicles 7:8 — Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
• Ezekiel 47:15 — And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
• Ezekiel 47:20 — The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
• Ezekiel 48:1 — Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
• Amos 6:14 — But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

Nearby places

• Tibhath 20 km
• Shepham 23 km
• Beth-rehob 28 km
• Rehob 28 km
• Valley of Lebanon 28 km

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