ZEBOIM

(Ze·boʹim) [hyenas].

1. A valley in the territory of Benjamin, near Michmash. In King Saul’s day, a band of Philistine pillagers would sally forth from Michmash and “turn to the road to the boundary that looks toward the valley of Zeboim, toward the wilderness.” (1 Sam. 13:16-18) Though there is uncertainty about its location, the valley of Zeboim may be the Wadi Abu Dabaʽ (meaning, “Valley of the Father of Hyenas”) SE of Michmash and some eight miles (13 kilometers) NE of Jerusalem.

2. A town inhabited by Benjamites after their return from Babylonian exile. It is mentioned between Hadid and Neballat and with Lod (Lydda). (Neh. 11:31, 34, 35) The exact site is now unknown.