Abez
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Abez was a town in the allotment of the tribe of Issachar
, at the north of the Jezreel Valley
, or plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida.
Tribe of Issachar
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
, at the north of the Jezreel Valley
Jezreel Valley
-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...
, or plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida.