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Abez

Places · Updated 2026-05-07

Abez is a town in the tribal territory of Issachar, mentioned in the boundary description of that tribe's allotment. The UPDV renders the name as Ebez in the relevant verse.

A Town of Issachar

The settlement list for Issachar includes it among a cluster of towns: "and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez" (Jos 19:20). No further detail about the town's location, size, or history appears in the text beyond its place in this allotment catalogue.