Mentioned only in Judges, 11:33 (a Deuteronomistic document) as the place where Jephthah paused in his pursuit and slaughter of the Ammonites. According to Eusebius and Jerome ("Onomastica Sacra," ed. Lagarde, 2d ed.,96, 10; 225, 5) it was situated six or seven Roman miles from Philadelphia (Rabbath-Ammon) 'but it is not possible to define the exact modern site. In the time of Eusebius, the place was still noted for its vineyards.