Topic
Jemnaan
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Judith 2:28ISBE
Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jemnaan; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared him greatly.
- Judith 3:1ISBE
So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying,
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
jem'-na-an (Iemnaan): A city on the coast of Palestine; mentioned among those affected by the expedition of Holofernes (Judith 2:28; 3:1 ff). The name is used for Jabniel, generally called "Jamnia" by the Greek writers.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.