Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
People-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh (Josh. 17:11), from which the Israelites, however, could not expel the Canaanites (Judg. 1:27). It is also called Bileam (1 Chr. 6:70). It was probably the modern Jelamah, a village 2 1/2 miles north of Jenin.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(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.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
IB'LEAM (consuming the people), a city of Manasseh, but in the territory of either Issachar or Asher, Josh 17:11; Jud 1:27; 2 Kgs 9:27, and doubtless identical with Bileam. 1 Chr 6:70. It is proposed by some to identify Ibleam with Jelama, north of Jenin; by others, with Belnmeh.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
ancient people; people decreasing