Old Testament
Bohan
A descendant of Reuben whose name identifies a specific boundary stone in the tribal inheritance of Judah.
Bohan is mentioned in the Old Testament solely as the namesake of the 'Stone of Bohan,' a landmark used to delineate the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The text provides no biographical details regarding his life or actions. His significance is strictly geographical, serving as a permanent reference point for the tribal allotments described in the book of Joshua.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Joshua 15:6
- Last appears
- Joshua 18:17
Where Bohan appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Hoham1 versesThe Amorite king of Hebron who joined a coalition to attack Gibeon for making peace with Israel.
- Horam1 versesThe king of Gezer who was defeated by Joshua while attempting to aid the city of Lachish.
- Piram1 versesThe Amorite king of Jarmuth who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Joshua.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
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