Naamah (Joshua 15)
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Other places named Naamah: Naamah.
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | within 30 km of Lachish (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.565° N, 34.849° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:41 |
Naamah (Joshua 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely within 30 km of Lachish (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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 30 km of Lachish | medium (53%) | 31.565° N, 34.849° E |
| Horbat Bet Elem | very low (4%) | 31.579° N, 34.946° E |
| Al Na’ani | very low (2%) | 31.872° N, 34.873° E |
| Khirbet Fered | very low (-2%) | 31.765° N, 34.895° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:41And Gederoth, Beth–dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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.