Mithkah
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| Type | campsite |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mithcah |
| Most likely | within 50 km of Hashmonah (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.641° N, 34.411° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 33:28 |
Mithkah is a campsite named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 50 km of Hashmonah (high confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 50 km of Hashmonah | high (88%) | 30.641° N, 34.411° E |
| along Wadi abu Taqiya | very low (3%) | 30.330° N, 34.942° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 33:28And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.
- Numbers 33:29And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.
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.