| I Kings 9:13
| And he said: Are these the cities which thou hast given me, brother? And he called them the land of Chabul, unto this day.
| Brother. By this title the eastern kings addressed each other, 3 Kings 20:32., and 1 Machabees 10:18., and 11:30. Solomon and Hiram always lived on good terms. (Calmet) --- Chabul: that is, dirty or displeasing. (Challoner) --- The latter signification is given by Josephus, from the Phoenician language. (Haydock) --- The real meaning is uncertain. Some with the last mentioned author, place these cities in the vicinity of Tyre, south of Ptolemais, which is most probable; though St. Jerome says they were in the land of Basan, beyond the Jordan. (Calmet)
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