Helbah is a town of the tribe of
Asher
Asher ( he, אָשֵׁר ''’Āšēr''), in the Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. I ...
(Judg. 1:31), in the plain of
Phoenicia
Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...
.
"Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of
Acco, or the inhabitants of
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
, or of
Ahlab, or of
Achzib
Achziv ( he, אַכְזִיב} ''ʾAḵzīḇ''; ar, الزيب, ''Az-Zīb'') is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre. It is located north of Acre on the coast of ...
, or of Helbah, or of
Aphik, or of
Rehob
Tel Rehov ( he, תל רחוב) or Tell es-Sarem ( ar, تل الصارم), is an archaeological site in the Bet She'an Valley, a segment of the Jordan Valley, Israel, approximately south of Beit She'an and west of the Jordan River. It was occupied ...
; but the Asherites dwelt among the
Canaanites
{{Cat main, Canaan
See also:
* :Ancient Israel and Judah
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Phoenicia
Amarna Age civilizations ...
, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out." (Judges 1:31-32 RSV)
Hebrew Bible cities
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