Moladah
Moladah was a town in the Negev region, allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon, and later inhabited by the people of Judah after the Babylonian exile.
The name Moladah means “birth; generation”
PlaceOld Testament3 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:26; only referred to as Moladah (מוֹלָדָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet el Waten
- Certainty
- Possible (42% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.257° N, 34.921° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מוֹלָדָהMoladah
Mentions
- Amam, Shema, Moladah,
- …and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
- They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
- …in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;