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Ithnan
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A town in southern Judah (Josh 15:23).
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The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Ithnan (Place)
ITHNAN (PLACE) [Heb yitnān (יִתְנָן)]. A settlement of the tribe of Judah. Ithnan is only mentioned once in Josh 15:23, where it is listed among the settlements occupied by Judah in the aftermath of the conquest. Though the present literary context of the Judean town list is set in the period of Joshua,
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Ithnan
Ithnan ithʹnan [Heb. yiṯnān]. A town in southern Judah mentioned along with Hazor and Ziph (Josh. 15:23), apparently the Ethnan of Jerome (Onom. 118.13). It has not been identified.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Ithnan
Ithnan (ith´nan), a city in the list of Canaanite cities assigned to Judah whose site in the south (Josh. 15:23) is as yet unidentified.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Ithnan
ITHNAN. A town in the southern extreme of Judah, mentioned along with Kedesh and Hazor (Josh 15:23).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Ithnan
Ithnan (Heb. yiṯnān)A city apportioned by Joshua to the tribe of Judah following the conquest of Canaan (Josh. 15:23), among the southernmost towns of the Negeb. In the list of allotted cities, Ithnan follows Hazor. The LXX reading of Asorionain raises a noteworthy problem. The Greek translation may
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Ithnan
Ithnan [ĭthˊnăn] (Heb. yiṯnān). A city in the Negeb, on the southern border of the tribal territory of Judah (Josh. 15:23). Located near Kedesh and Ziph, the site, though not decisively identified, may be modern Khirbet el-Jebarîyeh on the Wâdī Umm Ethnān, 60 km. (37 mi.) southwest of Beer-sheba.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Ithnan
Ith´nan (given), one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah. Josh. 15:23. No trace of its existence has yet been discovered.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Ithnan
ITH´NAN (ithʹnan). One of the cities of S Judah (Josh. 15:23), not identified.
Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Ithnan
IthnanIthnan (ithʹnuhn), a city in the list of Canaanite cities assigned to Judah whose site in the south (Josh. 15:23) is as yet unidentified.
See also
Places Nearby
Hazor (in Negeb)
Moladah
Telem (village)