Tel-abib
A place in the Bible
A place in Babylon, by the river Chebar, where exiles from Judah lived. The Douay-Rheims translates its name: “the heap of new corn.”
What happened here
- Ezekiel: he came to Tel-abib, where the exiles lived by the river Chebar, and he stayed with them seven days without speaking.
Today
It was in Babylon, in present-day Iraq. The exact place is not known. It is not the city of Tel Aviv, in Israel.
Where it appears in the Bible
Ezekiel 3:15
What the Bible says
Ezekiel 3:15
And I came to them of the captivity, to the heap of new corn, to them that dwelt by the river Chobar, and I sat where they sat: and I remained there seven days mourning in the midst of them.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Ezekiel 3:15