Encyclopedia entry
Jeshanah
A city of the kingdom of Israel (2 Chr. 13:19).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(old), a town which, with its dependent villages, was one of the three taken from Jeroboam by Abijah. (2 Chronicles 13:19)
In the Bible
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Verses where Jeshanah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Chronicles 13:19
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
- Nehemiah 3:6
The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 12:39
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Scripture on Jeshanah
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Jeshanah references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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