Madmen
Madmen, a place in Moab against which Jeremiah prophesied destruction.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Jeremiah 48:2; only referred to as Madmen (מַדְמֵן).
Location
- Identified as
- Dimnah
- Certainty
- Possible (34% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.292° N, 35.705° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מַדְמֵןMadmen
Mentions
- There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.