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Janoah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Or Jano’hah, rest.

2

A town on the north-eastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan valley (Josh 16:6, 7). Identified with the modern Yanun, 8 miles south-east of Nablus.

3

A town of Northern Palestine, within the boundaries of Naphtali. It was taken by the king of Assyria (2 Kgs 15:29).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ja-no'-a (yanoach, "resting-place"):

(1) A place named on the eastern boundary of Ephraim (Josh 16:6; the King James Version "Janohah"). Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Jano") places it in Akrabattine, 12 Roman miles East of Neapolis (Nablus). This points definitely to Khirbet Yanun. On a hill near by, the Moslems show the Maqam of Neby Nun, the father of Joshua.

(2) A town in the uplands of Naphtali, mentioned as having been captured and depopulated by Tiglathpileser. It is named with Abel-beth-maacah and Kedesh (2 Kgs 15:29). It may be identical with Yanuch, a village about 6 miles East of Tyre.

W. Ewing

See also

Place Janoah (Jos 16,6) Place Janoah (2 Kgs 15,29)

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