James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Hobah

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Hobah


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HOBAH.—The place to which, acc. to Gen_14:16, Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer. It is described as ‘on the left hand (i.e. ‘to the north’) of Damascus.’ It is identified, with considerable probability, with the modern Hoba, 20 hours N. of Damascus.