H2327

חוֹבָה

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Hobah

§ Hobah = "hiding place" a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חוֺבָה proper name, of a location Gen 14:15, north of Damascus; modern –oba, 20 hours north of Dam., according to Wetzst^{Del Gn. ed. 4, 561 ff.} so Di.

1 occurrence

Genesis 14:15