Biblical River

Jabbok in the Bible

Jabbok is a river mentioned in 7 verses across 5 books of the Bible. Known today as Zarqa River.

Verses

7

Books

5

Confidence

Very High

Coordinates

32.1153, 35.5431

closeup of the Zarqa River

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Key Verses About Jabbok

“and took his two wives”

Genesis 32:22 (KJV)

“and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok”

Numbers 21:24 (KJV)

“and the cities of the hill country”

Deuteronomy 2:37 (KJV)

“the middle of the valley”

Deuteronomy 3:16 (KJV)

“who lived in Heshbon”

Joshua 12:2 (KJV)

Bible Verses Mentioning Jabbok

Genesis(1)

Numbers(1)

Deuteronomy(2)

Deuteronomy 2:37 Deuteronomy 3:16

Joshua(1)

Judges(2)

Judges 11:13 Judges 11:22

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Nearby Biblical Places

Adam1.3 km Beth-barah2.8 km Jokmeam 16.1 km Jokmeam 26.1 km Kibzaim6.1 km Succoth 111.7 km Valley of Succoth11.7 km Mahanaim15.6 km Gilead 116.1 km Gilead 216.1 km

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Geographic data from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map tiles by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0).
Image: Adeeb Atwan.