Abel-cheramim (אָבֵל כְּרָמִים 'ʾāḇēl kǝrāmīm' ) was a village of the
, east of
Jordan River.
Jephthah, the judge, victoriously pursued the Ammonites as far as this village. Also referred to as
Abel-keramin. The only reference to this location in the
Hebrew Bible is Judges 11:33. The name means "meadow of the vineyards" or "plain of the vineyards".
["Meadow of Vineyards" according to The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), "Abel-Cheramim"]["Plain of the vineyards" according to Easton's Bible Dictionary, "Abel-cheramim"]
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