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BOHAN

bo'-han (bohan, "thumb," "stumpy"): A son of Reuben according to Joshua 15:6; 18:17. No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. "The stone of Bohan" ('ebhen bohan) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.