A town in the territory of Asher.
About Ahlab
A Canaanite city in Asher. The Israelites failed to remove its inhabitants in their conquest of Canaan (Judges 1:31). It probably is the same city as Mahalab in Joshua 19:29. It is the modern-day Khirbet el-Mahalib near Tyre.
See Mahalab.
Key References
Judges 1:31
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
All Scripture References (2)
Joshua (1)
Joshua 19:29
The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
Judges (1)
Judges 1:31
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.