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Waters of Merom
The waters of Merom are the site where, according to Joshua 11, a northern Canaanite coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor encamped and was defeated in a surprise attack by Joshua. This battle opened the way for the conquest of northern Canaan.
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- Jobab (King of Madon)People
Jobab was king of Madon, a city in northern Canaan. Summoned by Jabin king of Hazor, he joined the northern coalition and was defeated by the Israelites under Joshua at the waters of Merom (Joshua 11:1; 12:19).
- Joshua 11Bible
Joshua 11 recounts Israel's defeat of the northern Canaanite coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor at the waters of Merom and the burning of Hazor, and it summarizes Joshua's entire conquest of Canaan.
- JabinPeople
Jabin was king of Hazor, a city in northern Canaan. A king of Hazor by this name appears in both Joshua 11 and Judges 4; in Judges, Deborah and Barak defeat Sisera, the commander of his army.
- HazorBible
Hazor was a major Canaanite city north of the Sea of Galilee. It appears in Scripture in connection with Joshua's northern conquest, the war in the time of Deborah, and Solomon's building of cities.
- Pool of SiloamBible
The Pool of Siloam was a reservoir at the southern end of the City of David in Jerusalem. In John 9, Jesus sent a man who had been blind from birth to wash there.
Verses in the King James Version 2, showing 2
- Joshua 11:5
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
- Joshua 11:7
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
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