Moladah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet el Waten (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.257° N, 34.921° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:26 |
Moladah is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet el Waten (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet el Waten | medium (42%) | 31.257° N, 34.921° E |
| Tel Malhata | very low (14%) | 31.217° N, 35.026° E |
| Khirbet Kuseife | very low (6%) | 31.255° N, 35.067° E |
| Tel Yeshua | very low (2%) | 31.276° N, 34.990° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,Amam, Shema, Moladah,
- Joshua 19:2And they had in their inheritance Beer–sheba, Sheba, and Moladah,Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:28And they dwelt at Beer–sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar–shual,They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth–phelet,in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
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.