יָבֵשׁ

A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10;

father of: Shallum (H7967)

§ Jabesh = "dry"

1) a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa

may be modern 'Wadi Yabes'

2) father of Shallum, the 15th king of the northern kingdom