Libnah

לִבְנָה · liv.nah · H3841H“white; whiteness” Hitchcock's 186915 mentions in 6 books, most in Joshua (7)

Where it is

31.56° N, 34.85° E · Located through Lachish

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Mentioned most in

Joshua · 7 2 Kings · 4 1 Chronicles · 1 2 Chronicles · 1 Isaiah · 1 Jeremiah · 1

Counted from 15 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Libnah was a Canaanite city that was conquered by Joshua during the Israelite conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 10:29-32, 39; 12:15). It was located in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:42). Libnah was later designated as a Levitical city, given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 21:13; 1Ch.6.57). During the reign of King Joram of Judah, Libnah revolted against Judah's rule (2Ki.8.22; 2Ch.21.10). The city is also mentioned in the context of King Hezekiah's reign, as the place where the Assyrian commander Rabshakeh returned after speaking with Hezekiah's officials (2Ki.19.8; Isaiah 37:8). Libnah was the hometown of Hamutal, the mother of King Jehoahaz and King Zedekiah of Judah (2Ki.23.31; 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1).

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Every mention

15 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua7 mentions

Joshua 10:29Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.Joshua 10:31Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.Joshua 10:32Yahweh delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel. He took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with all the souls who were in it, according to all that he had…Joshua 10:39He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. As he had done to…Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;Joshua 15:42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,Joshua 21:13To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

2 Kings4 mentions

2 Kings 8:22So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.2 Kings 19:8So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.2 Kings 24:18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

1 Chronicles1 mention

1 Chronicles 6:57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

2 Chronicles1 mention

2 Chronicles 21:10So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

Isaiah1 mention

Isaiah 37:8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.

Jeremiah1 mention

Jeremiah 52:1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

What the dictionary says

Transparency; whiteness.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain