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Manahath מָנַ֫חַת

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Son of Shobal, a Horite.

Who is Manahath in the Bible?

Manahath was a son of Shobal, a Horite descendant of Seir who lived in the land of Edom during the patriarchal period (Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40). As a member of the Horite clan, Manahath appears in the genealogical records of Edom's early inhabitants. The name Manahath likely became associated with a place in Judah, possibly preserved in the village of Malicha southwest of Jerusalem near Bittir, suggesting that Manahath's descendants or a settlement bearing his name became established in the region. Though Manahath himself is mentioned only briefly in biblical genealogies, his name's connection to a geographical location reflects the common practice of naming places after ancestral figures in ancient Israel.

Biography

Manahath was a Horite, a descendant of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom. He was the son of Shobal and is mentioned in the genealogies of the Horites (Gen.36.23; 1Ch.1.40).

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In Scripture

2 biblical books ; 1 with study content
Genesis 1 verse
  • Genesis 36:23

    "These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam."

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1 Chronicles 2 verses
  • 1 Chronicles 1:40

    "The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah."

  • 1 Chronicles 2:54

    "The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,"

Names & Aliases

Form Language Script
Named Hebrew מָנַ֫חַת
Group Hebrew חֲצִי הַמְּנַחְתִּי
(same ref[s] as previous) Hebrew מָנַ֫חַת+H2677=חֲצִי
Encyclopedia Article

Manahath

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

Manahathites were probably natives. It is possibly denoted by Manocho which Septuagint adds to the list of towns in Judah (Jos 15:59). This place is named along with Bether (Bittir). The name seems to be preserved in that of Malicha, a large village not far from Bittir, Southwest of Jerusalem. The change of "l" to "n", and vice versa, is not uncommon. The same place may be intended by Menuhah (Jud 20:43 the Revised Version margin), where the King James Version reads "with ease," and the Revised Version (British and American) "at their resting-place."

(2) One of the sons of Shobal, the son of Seir the Horite (Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40), the "name-father" of one of the ancient tribes in Mt. Seir, afterward subdued and incorporated in Edom.

W. Ewing

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man'-a-hath-its (menuchoth (1Ch 2:52), manachti (1Ch 2:54); Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Monaio; Codex Alexandrinus Ammanith (<ref osisRef=

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