Encyclopedia entry
Mattanah
A gift, a station of the Israelites (Num. 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(gift of Jehovah), a station the latter part of the wandering of the Israelites. (Numbers 21:18,19) It was probably situated to the southeast of the Dead Sea.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Mattanah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Numbers 21:18
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
- Numbers 21:19
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
Scripture on Mattanah
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Entries that reference Mattanah
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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