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    Minnith

    מִנִּית

    Minnith, an Ammonite town, was known for its wheat and was a place of defeat for the Ammonites by Jephthah.

    Where the story of Minnith happensWhere the gazetteer locates Minnith, framed to them: Minnith. 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.Minnith
    Where the gazetteer locates Minnith
    verses
    2
    first named
    Judges 11:33
    last named
    Ezekiel 27:17
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.82°N · 35.87°E
    settlement31.82°N · 35.87°E

    Umm el Hanafish (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Minnith in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Minnith was a town located in the land of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. In Judges 11:33, it is mentioned as one of the places where Jephthah, a judge of Israel, defeated the Ammonites. Jephthah pursued the Ammonites from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, striking them with a great blow. Ezk.27.17 also mentions Minnith as a place known for its wheat, which was traded with Tyre. This suggests that Minnith was a fertile area with a reputation for producing high-quality wheat.

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

    1. Judges1 verse

      11:33

    2. Ezekiel1 verse

      27:17

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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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