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Meconah

מְכֹנָה · me.kho.nah · H43681 mention, all in Nehemiah

Where it is

31.37° N, 34.86° E · Located through Ain

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Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Meconah is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:28 as one of the towns inhabited by the people of Judah after they returned from the Babylonian exile. The verse lists Meconah along with other towns, such as Ziklag, as places where the people of Judah settled. No further details about the location are provided in the Bible.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

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

Nehemiah 1 mention

What the dictionary says

me-ko'-na (mekhonah; Machna): A town apparently in the neighborhood of Ziklag, named only in Ne 11:28, as reoccupied by the men of Judah after the Captivity.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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