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Major city-state and region in northern Syria along the Orontes River; listed among the far-flung lands from which God will gather the exiled remnant in the coming restoration
SyriaHistorically Verified
Still exists as modern Hama, Syria. Ancient Hittite inscriptions were found there, and Assyrian and Egyptian records mention it.
Ancient Syrian city on the Orontes River marking Israel's northern boundary. Mentioned in Numbers, Kings, and the Prophets, it symbolized the outer limits of the Promised Land and appears in Isaiah and Ezekiel as one of the distant nations from which God will gather his scattered people home.
Numbers
Same Land, Two Completely Different Stories
Lebo-Hamath marks the far northern boundary of the scouts' exploration — establishing the full scope of the land they surveyed across forty days of reconnaissance.
2 Kings
When Winning Goes to Your Head
Hamath marks the northern boundary of Jeroboam II's territorial restoration — the full extent of Israel's recovered borders, fulfilling Jonah's prophecy through a king who had no personal claim on divine favor.
1 Chronicles
The Day the Celebration Stopped
Lebo-Hamath marks the northernmost boundary of the gathering, signaling that David's Ark procession is drawing in the entire extent of Israel's territory.
Jeremiah
The Day the Walls Finally Fell
Hamath is where Nebuchadnezzar holds his military court and passes sentence on Zedekiah — a distant northern location where the king watches his sons die before losing his own sight.
Zechariah
The King Nobody Expected
Hamath is cited here as a border city immediately drawn into the oracle's scope, representing the outer reach of the regional powers God is placing under his gaze.
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