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Mattanah

Mattanah, a place where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A location near Lasha first mentioned at Numbers 21:18; only referred to as Mattanah (מַתָּנָה).

Location

Identified as
Khirbet el Medeiyineh
Certainty
Possible (55% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
31.588° N, 35.908° E
Mattanah
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Glossary entries

Mattanah

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Mentions

  1. Numbers 21:18
    The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
  2. Numbers 21:19
    …and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,