Atlas Biblica

    place

    Magbish

    מַגְבִּישׁ

    Magbish, a place whose people are listed among those who returned to Judah from Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:30).

    verses
    1
    first named
    Ezra 2:30
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.64°N · 34.95°E
    identified with
    Khirbet el Makhbiyeh (OpenBible)
    settlement31.64°N · 34.95°E

    Khirbet el Makhbiyeh (OpenBible)

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

    Description

    Magbish in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Magbish is mentioned in Ezra 2:30 in the context of the list of people who returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. The verse states that the sons of Magbish numbered 156. No further details about the location or significance of Magbish are provided in the Bible. It is possible that Magbish was a town or region in Babylonia where some of the exiled Judahites had settled, but this is not specified in the text.

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    1. Ezra1 verse

      2:30

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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