Mithkah

Mithkah was a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey, between Terah and Hashmonah.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A location near Hor Mount first mentioned at Numbers 33:28; only referred to as Mithkah (מִתְקָה).

Location

Identified as
within 50 km of Hashmonah
Certainty
Likely (88% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
30.641° N, 34.411° E
Mithkah
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Glossary entries

Mithcah, Mithkah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.
  2. They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.