Encyclopedia entry
Moladah
Birth, a city in the south of Judah which fell to Simeon (Josh. 15:21-26; 19:2). It has been identified with the modern el-Milh, 10 miles east of Beersheba.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(birth, race), a city of Judah, one of those which lay in the district of “the south.” (Joshua 15:26; 19:2) In the latter tribe it remained at any rate till the reign of David, (1 Chronicles 4:28) but by the time of the captivity it seems to have come back into the hands of Judah, by whom it was reinhabited after the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:26) It may be placed at el-Milh, which is about 4 English miles from Tell Arad, 17 or 18 from Hebron, and 9 or 10 due east of Beersheba.
In the Bible
4
Verses where Moladah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 4:28
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
- Joshua 15:26
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
- Joshua 19:2
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
- Nehemiah 11:26
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
Scripture on Moladah
4
Entries that reference Moladah
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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