(devouring the people ), a city of Manasseh, with villages or towns dependent on it. ( Judges 1:27 ) It appears to have been situated in the territory of either Issachar or Asher. ( Joshua 17:11 ) The ascent of Gur was "at Ibleam," ( 2 Kings 9:27 ) somewhere near the present Jenin , probably to the north of it.