Ashan
Ashan, a city assigned to the tribes of Judah and Simeon, later given to the Levites.
The name Ashan means “smoke”
PlaceOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Asan
- Certainty
- Possible (44% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.281° N, 34.797° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עָשָׁןAshan
Mentions
- Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
- And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.