Minnith
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Umm el Hanafish (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.820° N, 35.875° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Judges 11:33 |
Minnith is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Umm el Hanafish (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Umm el Hanafish | medium (55%) | 31.820° N, 35.875° E |
| Khirbet Hamzeh | very low (2%) | 31.822° N, 35.873° E |
| Khirbet el Yadudeh | very low (-1%) | 31.841° N, 35.928° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 11:33And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.