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Punon
(darkness) one of the halting-places of the Israelite host during the last portion of the wandering. (Numbers 33:42,43) By Eusebius and Jerome, it is identified with Phaeno, which contained the copper-mines so well known at that period, and was situated between Petra and Zoar.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Punon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Numbers 33:42
They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
- Numbers 33:43
They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
Scripture on Punon
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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