Menuhoth מָנַ֫חַת
A clan descended from Caleb.
Who is Menuhoth in the Bible?
Menuhoth was a clan descended from Caleb and mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:52). The name appears among the family groups that came from Caleb's lineage, alongside other clans such as the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. This clan is significant primarily as part of the ancestral record of Judah, documenting the familial divisions and settlements within the tribe during Israel's early history.
Biography
Menuhoth is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah, specifically in the lineage of Caleb, the son of Hur (1Ch.2.52). The text states that Caleb's sons included the clans of Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, and that from these clans came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol. Menuhoth is listed among these clans, suggesting that they were a family group descended from Caleb.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 2:52
"These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Hebrew | מָנַ֫חַת |
Menuhoth
etained by the Revised Version (British and American) in the passages where the word occurs (1Ch 2:52; compare 2:54). The people here spoken of by the King James Version as "half of the Manahethites" are mentioned as descendants of Salma (1Ch 2:54), while those mentioned as Menuhoth are mentioned as descendants of Judah through Shobal, father of Kiriath-jearim. Both words are from the same root. the King James Version keeps the same designation for both passages, while the Revised Version (British and American) has marked the difference in spelling by changing the first passage and following the King James Version in the second. Both sections of the family belong to the Caleb clan, and it would seem that they became the dominant people in the otherwise unknown town of Manahath, so that it came to be regarded as belonging to Judah. It may be connected with the Menuchah (the Revised Version (British and American) "Menuhah") suggested as a place-name in Jud 20:43 margin. In the Septuagint, between Joshua 15:59 and 60, the names of 11 cities are inserted, among them being a Manocho whose Hebrew equivalent gives the word. It is difficult to identify, and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) cuts the knot by translating "dimidium requietionum"!
See MANAHATH.
Henry Wallace
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