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Mahanehdan

Camp

Location disputed between Eshtaol and Zorah: about 22 km (14 miles, 120 furlongs) west of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • between Eshtaol and Zorah Possible
  • Deir el Azar Possible
  • Neve Ilan Less likely

Mahaneh-dan in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

  • Judges 18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.

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