1. A City in the South of the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Joshua 15:56, 1 Samuel 25:43, 27:3, 29:1, 11

2. A City of the Tribe of Issachar Joshua 19:18, 2 Samuel 2:9

   Ahab's residence in, 1 Kings 18:45, 46, 21:1

   Naboth's vineyard in, 1 Kings 21:1

   Joram's residence in, 2 Kings 8:29

   Jehu kills King Ahab, his wife, and friends at, 2 Kings 9:15-37, 10:11

   Prophecies concerning, Hosea 1:4, 5, 11

3. A Valley Joshua 17:16

   Place of Gideon's battle with the Midianites, Judges 6:33

   Place of the defeat of the Israelites under Saul and Jonathan, 1 Samuel 29:1, 11, 31:1-6, 2 Samuel 4:4

4. A Descendant of Etam 1 Chronicles 4:3

5. Figurative of the Northern Kingdom of Israel Hosea 1:4, 5, 11