Rabbah (Jos 15:60) is conjectured by Lieut. Conder (Tent Work, 2:339) to be the present Khurbet Rubba, laid down on the Ordnance Map at five miles northeast of Beit-Jibrin, and described in the. accompanying Memoirs (3:360) as consisting of "caves, cisterns, and heaps of stones, zuined walls, bases of pillars and shafts much worn, two lintel stones with crosses, each measuring about seven feet by two and a half feet."
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More