Bible Dictionaries
Shaalbim
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssha al' bim) Place name meaning, “place of foxes.” Spelled and interpreted differently in different texts and early Greek versions. See Judges 1:35 ). Part of Solomon's second district for supplying provisions for the royal household (1 Kings 4:9 ). Its location is probably modern Selbit seven miles southeast of Lydda and three miles northwest of Ajalon. David's military hero Eliahba came from Shaalbim (2 Samuel 23:32 ).
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shaalbim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shaalbim.html. 1991.