Jahaz

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jahaz
     trodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh. 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36;
     Jahzah, 1 Chr. 6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the
     borders of Moab and in the land of the Ammonites beyond Jordan,
     and north of the river Arnon (Num. 21:23; Deut. 2:32). It was
     situated in the tribe of Reuben, and was assigned to the


     Merarite Levites (Josh. 13:18; 21:36). Here was fought the
     decisive battle in which Sihon (q.v.) was completely routed, and
     his territory (the modern Belka) came into the possession of
     Israel. This town is mentioned in the denunciations of the
     prophets against Moab (Isa. 15:4; Jer. 48:34).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jahaz, Jahazah, quarrel; dispute