ho'-ba (chobhah): A place "on the left hand," i.e. to the North of "Damascus," to which Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer (Ge 14:15). It is probably identical with the modern Choba, about 60 miles Northwest of Damascus.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Hobah
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.