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Madmannah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dunghill, the modern el-Minyay, 15 miles south-south-west of Gaza (Josh 15:31; 1 Chr 2:49), in the south of Judah. The Pal. Mem., however, suggest Umm Deimneh, 12 miles north-east of Beersheba, as the site.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mad-man'-a (madhmannah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Macharim; Codex Alexandrinus Bedebena (Josh 15:31); Codex Vaticanus Marmena; Codex Alexandrinus Madmena (1 Chr 2:49)): This town lay in the Negeb of Judah and is mentioned with Hormah and Ziklag. It is represented in Josh 19:5, etc., by Beth-marcaboth. Umm Deimneh, 12 miles North of Beersheba, has been proposed on etymological grounds (PEF, III, 392, 399, Sh XXIV).

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Place Madmannah (Jos 15,31)

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