Topic
Libnah
20 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 33:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert
And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
- Numbers 33:21Easton · Smith · ISBE
And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
- Joshua 12:15Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua
The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
- Joshua 21:13Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua — Allotted to the priests
¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
- 2 Kings 19:8Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua — Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
¶ So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
- 1 Chronicles 6:57Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua — Allotted to the priests
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
- Joshua 10:29–32Easton · Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua
Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were…
- 2 Kings 8:22Smith · ISBE
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
- 2 Kings 23:31Easton · ISBE
¶ Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- 2 Chronicles 21:10Smith · ISBE
So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
- Isaiah 37:8Easton · ISBE
¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
- Exodus 24:10ISBE
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
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- Deuteronomy 1:1 ISBE
- Joshua 10:29–31 ISBE
- Joshua 10:39 Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua
- Joshua 15:42 ISBE
- 2 Kings 19:35 Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua — Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
- 2 Kings 24:18 ISBE
- Isaiah 37:8–36 Nave 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua — Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
- Jeremiah 52:1 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21).
(2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical towns in the tribe of Judah (21:13), and was strongly fortified. Sennacherib laid siege to it (2 Kings 19:8; Isa. 37:8). It was the native place of Hamutal, the queen of Josiah (2 Kings 23:31). It stood near Lachish, and has been identified with the modern Arak el-Menshiyeh.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
- A royal city of the Canaanites which lay in the southwest part of the Holy Land, taken by Joshua immediately after the rout of Beth-horon. It was near Lachish, west of Makkedah. It was appropriated with its "suburbs" to the priests. (Joshua 21:13; 1 Chronicles 6:57) In the reign of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat it "revolted" form Judah at the same time with Edom. (2 Kings 8:22; 2 Chronicles 21:10) Probably the modern Ayak el-Menshiyeh .
- One of the stations at which the Israelites encamped on their journey between the wilderness of Sinai and Kadesh. (Numbers 33:20,21)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 16 references
lib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Ex 24:10 where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna):
(1) A desert camp of the Israelites between Rimmon-perez and Rissah (Nu 33:20,21). Probably the same as Laban (De 1:1).
See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
(2) A town in the Shephelah of Judah (Jos 15:42). "Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: and Yahweh delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel. .... And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it" (Jos 10:29-31; 12:15). It was one of the cities given to the "children of Aaron" (Jos 21:13; 1Ch 6:57). In the reign of Joram, Libnah joined the Edomites in a revolt against the king of Judah (2Ki 8:22; 2Ch 21:10). In the reign of Hezekiah, Libnah was besieged by Sennacherib (2Ki 19:8; Isa 37:8). The wife of King Josiah was "Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah," she was the mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (2Ki 23:31; 24:18; Jer 52:1).
The site of this important stronghold remains unknown. In the Eusebius, Onomasticon it is described, under the name Lobana or Lobna, as near Eleutheropolis (Beit Jebrin). All the indications point to a site in the Southwest of the Shephelah, not very far from Lachish. The Palestine Exploration Fund surveyors suggested (PEF, III, 259) the commanding site `Arak el Menshiyeh, or rather the white chalky mound 250 ft. high to the North of this village, and Stanley proposed Tell es Cafi. (Both these identifications are due to the interpretation of Libnah as meaning "whiteness.") In the PEFS (1897, Sh XX) Conder suggests a ruin called el Benawy, 10 miles Southeast of Lachish.
E. W. G. Masterman
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 9 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert Nu 33:20
- 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua Jos 10:29-32,39; 12:15
- Allotted to the priests Jos 21:13; 1Ch 6:57
- Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near 2Ki 19:8,35; Isa 37:8-36
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.