Dictionaries :: Hobah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hobah:

hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen 14:15).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hobah:

love; friendship; secrecy

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Hobah:

ho'-ba (chobhah): A place "on the left hand," i.e. to the North of "Damascus," to which Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer (Ge 14:15). It is probably identical with the modern Choba, about 60 miles Northwest of Damascus.

Nave's Topical Bible

Hobah: A Place North of Damascus

Gen 14:15

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hobah:

(hiding‐place) the place to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom (Genesis 14:15). It was situated "to the north of Damascus."