Mashal

Town · also Mishal

Location disputed Tell Keisan: about 120 km (75 miles) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Tell Keisan Possible
  • Tell Bir el Gharbi Less likely
  • Tel Nahal Less likely

Mashal in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 3 Verses

  • Joshua 19:26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
  • Joshua 21:30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
  • 1 Chronicles 6:74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.