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    Dinhabah

    דִּנְהָ֑בָה

    Dinhabah, the capital city of Edom during the reign of King Bela (Genesis 36:32; 1Ch.1.43).

    Where the story of Dinhabah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Dinhabah, framed to them: Dinhabah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Dinhabah
    Where the gazetteer locates Dinhabah
    verses
    2
    first named
    Genesis 36:32
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:43
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.80°N · 35.72°E
    settlement31.80°N · 35.72°E

    Khirbet el Muhatta (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

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    Dinhabah in the text

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    Dinhabah was the capital city of Edom during the reign of King Bela, son of Beor (Genesis 36:32; 1Ch.1.43). It is mentioned in the genealogical records of the kings of Edom, which are listed in both Genesis and 1 Chronicles. Dinhabah served as the seat of power for Bela, who was the first king of Edom mentioned in the Bible. The exact location of Dinhabah is unknown, but it was likely situated in the mountainous region of Edom, southeast of the Dead Sea. As the capital city, Dinhabah would have been a center of political, economic, and cultural importance for the Edomites during Bela's reign.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      36:32

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      1:43

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