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	Jabbok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jabbok, "puring out", is a river on the east side of the Jordan River, one of the so-called torrent valleys.
		The territory of Sihon is described as extending "from Arnon unto Jabbok" (Numbers 21:24), and it was reclaimed later by the King of Ammon (Judges 11:13, 22).
		The Jabbok is identified with the Wadi or Nahr al-Zarḳa, a river that rises in Mount Hauran.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jabbok (315 words)

	JABBOK (Jewish Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki
		It was the boundary separating the territory of Reuben and Gad from that of Ammon, the latter being described as lying along the Jabbok (Num.
		The territory of Sihon is described as extending "from Arnon unto Jabbok" (Num.
		The Jabbok is identified with the Wadi or Nahr al-Zarḳa, a river that rises in Mount Hauran, and, after receiving many tributaries, empties into the Jordan between Gennesaret and the Dead Sea (Schwarz, "Das Heilige Land," p.
	bible.tmtm.com /wiki/JABBOK_(Jewish_Encyclopedia) (205 words)

	Crossing the River Jabbok
		Jabbok (yud-beit-kuf) = 10 + 2 + 100 = 112.
		This, then, is the mystical meaning of the phrase "the Jabbok river crossing." (Ibid.) After this, [the partzuf of] Ya'akov issued from [this light] that was revealed from yesod of Abba [after it extends] outward.
		As we have explained previously, the Jabbok River is associated with the struggle between good and evil, since it was there that Jacob wrestled with the angel of Esau (as is described in the following verses).
	www.kabbalaonline.org /WeeklyTorah/Ari/Crossing_the_River_Jabbok.asp (2206 words)

	GILEAD - LoveToKnow Article on GILEAD
		At the period of the Israelite conquest the portion of Gilead northward of the Jabbok (Zerka) belonged to the dominions of Og, king of Bashan, while the southern half was ruled by Sihon, king of the Amorites, having been at an earlier date wrested from Moab (Numb.
		In Josephus and the New Testament the name Peraea or ir~pav roiv Iopbiuou is most frequently used; and the country is sometimes spoken of by Josephus as divided into small provinces called after the capitals in which Greek colonists had established themselves during the reign of the Seleucidae.
		At present Gilead south of the Jabbok alone is known by the name of Jebel Jilad (Mount Gilead), the northern portion between the Jabbok and the Yarmuk being called Jebel AjIUn.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GI/GILEAD.htm (818 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing that the dying Isaac had intended for his older son.
		Mahanaim Mahanaimmāand180;henā´Ĭm, in the Bible, unidentified city E of the Jordan River near the Jabbok.
		Zarqa Zarqa or Zerkaboth: zär´kä, in the Bible, river, 80 mi (129 km) long, rising in the hills W of Amman, N Jordan, and flowing generally north, then west, to the Jordan River; it is the ancient Jabbok.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Jabbok (255 words)

	Jabbok - About Us
		Jabbok is the river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel.
		The Rev. James Lupton founded the Jabbok Center for Christian Living with the vision of providing a safe, comfortable and spiritual haven to meet the needs of: battered women, abused children, substance abusers and many other spiritual and clinical needs that rob individuals of living a happy and healthy life to the fullest.
		Jabbok is funded primarily by contributions and a schedule of sliding fees paid by those recipients of the ministry who can afford some level of payment.
	www.jabbokcounseling.org /aboutus.htm (534 words)

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		Jabbok is the place where Jacob wrestled with the Lord.
		Jabbok is where the Jacob in us is given its final death blow.
		Jabbok is the Place Of An Open Heaven ------------------------------------------ God reveals Himself only to those who "get rid of their guile." Guile is deceit, dishonesty, secret sin!
	www.tscpulpitseries.org /english/pub/Plain_Text/tsjabbok.txt (3474 words)

	Bible History, Old Testament: Vol I - Chapter 18
		It was at the ford of Jabbok, the confluence of the two streams which flow from the East into Jordan, between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, and almost midway between these two points.
		The impressive silence was only broken by the rushing of Jabbok, and the lowing of the flocks and herds, as they passed over the brook, or the preparations for transporting the women, children, and servants.
		As Jacob passed over Jabbok in the early morn, the glittering of spears and lances in the sunlight, among the dark pine forests, betokened the approach of Esau with his four hundred men.
	www.geocities.com /dkuyken1/__eb-bhot/volume1/ch18.htm (2600 words)

	Ammon (nation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		13, the claim of the king of Ammon, who demands of the Israelites the restoration of the land "from Arnon even unto Jabbok and unto Jordan," is mentioned only as an unjust claim (xi.
		37, the region along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill-country formed the border-line of Israel.
		By this invasion, the Ammonites were driven out of Gilead across the upper waters of the Jabbok where it flows from south to north, which henceforth continued to be their western boundary (Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:37 and 3:16).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ammon_(nation) (2287 words)

	Pastor John's House.com
		To Moab belonged the land nearest to Canaan, and to Ammon belonged the region to the east, with the Jabbok River, where it dips to the south, as its western border (Dt.3:16; Josh.12:2).
		Even though it no longer belonged to Moab, this stretch of land between the Jabbok and the Arnon continued to be called "the plain of Moab" (Num.33:48; Dt.32:48-49), but the nation of Moab inhabited the relatively hospitable area (cp.
		Because the land between the Jabbok and Arnon Rivers was taken from Moab (Num.21:26), it seems strange that it was Ammon, not Moab, who strove to retake the land from Israel.
	www.pastorjohnshouse.com /broad/manda.htm (2956 words)

	Mahanaim - Walking in Their Sandals - location profile
		It was located on the north bank of the Jabbok, one of the few perennial rivers flowing into the Jordan River.
		The city of Penuel was located on the southern bank of the Jabbok River, directly across from Mahanaim.
		The region of Gilead north of the Jabbok was largely forested in the time of the monarchy (2 Sam 18:6).
	www.ancientsandals.com /overviews/mahanaim.htm (637 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - SIHON. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Amoritic king of the east-Jordan country, whose kingdom extended from the Arnon in the south to the Jabbok in the north, and from the Jordan in the west to the desert in the east (Num.
		27, the Desert of Arabah, between the Jabbok and the Sea of Galilee, was included in Sihon's territory.
		His capital was Heshbon, which he had captured from the King of Moab (Num.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=706&letter=S&search=sihon (353 words)

	Commentary Magazine - Son, Father, Judge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		...As they spoke, I was at Jacob's side by the Jabbok ford when the angel wrestled with him until dawn but could not overcome him...
		...Then the winter set in, and the rains were heavy, and as they came down the sons of Ammon went down also beyond the Jabbok, and were seen no more...
		...At the fords of the Jabbok did they cross the river, so the refugees told the elders and priests and the people who assembled in the courtyard of the shrine at Mizpah...
	www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V81I3P34-1.htm (6445 words)

	Products - Pictorial Library of Bible Lands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In addition, photographs are included from atop the High Place, the Monastery and Umm el-Biyara in Petra, Bab edh-Dhra (Sodom?), the Wadis Yarmuk, Jabbok, Arnon, Zered and Punon, the Pools of Heshbon, and the King's Highway.
		Jabbok River from Penuel with Mahanaim, tb n031701.jpg
		Mahanaim and Jabbok from Penuel to east, tb n031701.jpg
	www.maranathamedia.com.au /products/Bibleplaces/piclib5jordan.htm (629 words)

	JABBOK
		"JABBOK" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "evacuation", "dissipation", "wrestling".
		"JABBOK" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
		Tot kn noaptea aceea s`a sculat, a luat pe cele douq neveste ale lui, pe cele douq roabe, wi pe cei unsprezece copii ai lui, wi a trecut vadul Iabocului.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/JA/JABBOK.html (926 words)

	On the Banks of the Jabbok (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Samson’s Jabbok came when the Philistines bound in and put out his eyes; later one final prayer and burst of strength would bring God close once again.
		The unfaithful husband comes Jabbok as his wife tell him that she knows all about the other woman.
		The teenager finds herself at Jabbok when the doctor tell her that she is pregnant.
	www.denbigh.org /Sermons2002/06-30-02.htm (1260 words)

	Jacob at Jabbok
		Yes, even in the Hebrew, rather as it comes over in the English, the name Jabbok is a phonetic word-play on the name, Jacob.
		The ford of the river Jabbok was the place where there was a conflict between two paths.
		Meditating on the bank of Jabbok, Jacob listened to those waters dashing through the rocks, rocks that seemed to stick out and intrude in the life, just to demonstrate that conquering overcoming power of that relentless flow of the river of God's pleasure.
	biblestudy2000.tripod.com /Biblestudy2000a/id1.html (3728 words)

	October 18 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The crossing over the Jabbok River represents for him the facing of all of his own inner turmoil--all of his doubt and his fear--that he has carried over the course of his lifetime.
		Having sent his family on ahead, Jacob then settles on the far bank of the Jabbok to spend his last night alone and to take stock of both his present external crisis as well as his present internal reality.
		This night at the Jabbok River simply represents his willingness at this point in his life to face into the inner fears that have been blocking his growth.
	home.twcny.rr.com /trinityfay/october1.htm (1310 words)

	MAHANAIM RECONSIDERED
		It also appears to be N of the Jabbok (contra de Vaux), for chronologically speaking, Jacob crossed the Jabbok after naming Mahanaim (Gen 32:2,22).
		The dual form of the name is explained by the presence of a second camp of angels in the vicinity (Gen 32:2).
		The close association of Mahanaim with Penuel and the Jabbok is not as apparent as is often supposed; only Genesis indicates any association with Penuel or the Jabbok, and even then the site could be miles N of both.
	evangel.edu /personal/griffinw/web/deadsea/otlit1/othandou/mahanaim.htm (3087 words)

	Crossing the Jabbok
		As this ancient story of Jacob reveals, the greatest blessing to guarantee the future of your organization could be your self-transformation.
		What these developmental stages represent, with their meaning-making modes, is profoundly shaping the study of leadership.
		And even when we begin operating at a higher level of framing reality, we can often fall back to previous modes when we are threatened or in conflict.
	www.jaygary.com /jabbok.shtml (1919 words)

	Universalist National Memorial Church: Sermon text: "Holy Land" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Jabbok is a stream in modern-day Jordan, now called the Wadi Zerka, that flows into the River Jordan from the east.
		But the story of Jacob at the Jabbok tells me that they are not the whole answer.
		Scholars believe that the shadowy figure at the Jabbok is an echo of pre-Biblical beliefs in a demonic river spirit, standing guard at the ford.
	www.universalist.org /archives/000004.html (3004 words)

	Journal of Social History: Crossing the Jabbok: Illness and Death in Ashkenazi Judaism in Sixteenth-Through ...
		Crossing the Jabbok is a fascinating study of Jewish communal politics and attitudes.
		Mystics envisioned a time after death during which the soul passes through a river of fire, is purified, and arrives at the earthly paradise and on to eternal life.
		The Ma'avar Yabbok is much more exhaustive than other works devoted to death and included ritual for dying, death, burial and mourning, cautions for the dying and dead, and prayers in current use.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2005/is_3_32/ai_54258720 (1216 words)

	Jabbok, Penuel and Mahanaim (BiblePlaces.com)
		The headwaters of the Jabbok begin in Amman (ancient Rabbath-ammon) and the river flows to the north before heading west to the Jordan River.
		Then Jacob took his family across the Jabbok River, but he spent the night alone on the opposite side.
		Jabbok Bible Study (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) An informative and concise article about the Jabbok River and the biblical references to it.
	www.bibleplaces.com /jabbok.htm (567 words)

	Annotations
		Sihon was defeated “from the Arnon to the Jabbok” (Num 21:24).
		In general, Reuben and Gad settled south of the Jabbok, as far as the Arnon, and half of Manasseh settled north of the Jabbok (Deut 3:12-17; Josh 13:31).
		The Jabbok River split Upper Gilead in two, thus the references to “half Gilead” (Josh 12:2, 5).
	www.bibleplaces.com /annotations.htm (1188 words)

	Book of Mormon Geography
		This exactly describes the course of the Jabbok river, which originates east of the Jordan Valley, then runs north and west, until its waters flow into the Jordan River and continue southward to empty into the Dead Sea.
		Nephihah was on the east coast near the head of the Sidon and corresponds with Rabbah near the head of the Jabbok River.
		Melek, which was west of the river Sidon, corresponds with Shiloh, which was west of the juncture of the Jabbok and Jordan rivers.
	www.mormonstudies.com /geo3.htm (7161 words)

	Read about Jabbok at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Jabbok and learn about Jabbok here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The headwaters of the Jabbok begin in Amman and the river flows to the north before heading west to the Jordan River.
		The Biblical Jacob crossed the Jabbok on his way back to Israel, after leaving
		Sukkot Valley, from where one crosses over the Jordan and can easily reach
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Jabbok (152 words)

	A Journey To Jerash - Over The Brook Jabbok
		On the morrow Jacob was to meet his fierce and powerful brother Esau, whom he had wronged and out-witted, from whom he had stolen the birthright blessing twenty years before.
		The face of God seen in the face of human kindness—that is the sunrise vision of the Brook Jabbok.
		It is sixty miles long, beginning on the edge of the mountain of Moab, and curving eastward, northward, west-ward, south-westward, between Gilead and AjIûn, until it opens into the Jordan Valley.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles25/holy-land-21.shtml (1741 words)

	Jabbok - International Fellowship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		I invite you to visit us at Jabbok where we operate under the motto of N.O.F.O. (Not One Feeble One).
		Psalm 105:37 expresses how Jesus delivered his people out of bondage with silver and gold and there was not a feeble one in the bunch.
		And so, we at Jabbok believe that if there's one who's hurting, one who's wounded, or one who's financially challenged among us, IT'S ONE TOO MANY.
	www.jabbok.org (160 words)

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