ICHABOD (Ik'a-b6d), (Heb. ee-kaw bode' , where is the glory? inglorious), son of Phine has and grandson of Eli.
He is only known from the unhappy circum stances of his birth, which occasioned this name to be given to him. The pains of labor came upon his mother when she heard that the ark of God was taken, that her husband was slain in battle, and that these tidings had proved fatal to his father Eli. They were death-pains to her ; and when those around sought to cheer her, saying, 'Fear not, for thou hast borne a son,' she only an swered by giving him the name of Ichabod, add ing, 'The glory is departed from Israel' (1 Sam iv :19-22), B. C. 1141. The name again occurs in I Sam. xiv :3. (See ELI.) ICONTUM (1-1co'ni-tun), (Gr. 'Itc6viov, ee-kon'ee on, of unknown derivation), a town, formerly the capital of Lycaonia, as it is now, by the name of Konieh, of Karamania, in Asia Minor.
It is situated in N. lat 37° 51', E. long. 32° 40', about 120 miles inland from the Mediterranean. It wa-s visited by St. Paul in A. D. 45, when many Gentiles were converted; but some unbelieving Jews excited against him and Barnabas a persecu tion, which they escaped with difficulty (Acts xiii :51; xiv :1, 19, 21 ; XVI :2; 2 Tim. iii :II). He undertook a second journey to Iconium in A. D. 51. The church planted at this place by the apos tle continued to flourish until, by the persecutions of the Saracens, and afterward of the Seljukians, who made it one of their sultanies, it was nearly extinguished. But some Christians of the Greek
and Armenian churches, with a Greek metropoli tan bishop, are still found in the suburbs of the city, not being permitted to reside within the walls.
Konieh is situated at the foot of Mount Taurus, upon the border of the lake Trogitis, in a fertile plain, rich in valuable productions, particularly apricots, wine, cotton, flax, and grain. The cir cumference of the town is between two and three miles, beyond which are suburbs not much less populous than the town itself. The town, sub urbs, and gardens are plentifully supplied with water from streams which flow from some hills to the westward, and which, to the northeast, join the lake, which varies in size with the sea son of the year. In the town carpets are manu factured, and blue and yellow leathers are tanned and dried. Cotton, wool, hides and a few of the other raw productions which enrich the superior industry and skill of the manufacturers of Eu rope, are sent to Smyrna by caravans.
The city, like all those renowned for superior sanctity, abounds with dervishes, who meet the passenger at every turning of the streets and de mand paras with the greatest clamor and inso lence. The bazaars and houses have little to rec ommend them to notice (Kinneir's Travels in Asia Minor; Leake's Geography of Asia Minor; Arundell's Tour in Asia Minor; Hamilton, Re searcltes in Asia Minor, ii:205 sq.; Harper's Clas tical Dictionary).