Moladah standard
ef osisRef="Bible:1Chr.4.28">1Ch 4:28). It was repopulated after the captivity (Ne 11:26). It is mentioned always in close proximity to Beersheba.
Where is Moladah in the Bible?
Moladah was a town located in the Negev region of ancient Israel, situated approximately 13 miles east of Beersheba. The town was originally allotted to both the tribes of Judah and Simeon during the conquest of Canaan, as recorded in the books of Joshua and 1 Chronicles. After the Babylonian exile, Moladah was repopulated by returning members of Judah, as mentioned in Nehemiah 11:26. Scholars believe the site corresponds to Tell el-Milch in the southern Negev, and the town's strategic location near Beersheba made it an important settlement in this arid region.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Joshua
- Nehemiah
Moladah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ef1Ch 4:28). It was repopulated after the captivity (Ne 11:26). It is mentioned always in close proximity to Beersheba. Moladah is probably identical with Malatha, a city in Idumea to which Agrippa at one time withdrew himself (Josephus, Ant, XVIII, vi, 2). The site of this latter city has by Robinson and others been considered to be the ruins and wells of Tell el-Milch, some 13 miles to the East of Beersheba and some 7 miles Southwest of Arad. The chief difficulty is the statement of Eusebius and Jerome that Malatha was "by Jattir," i.e. `Attir; if this is correct the Tell el-Milch is impossible, as it is 10 miles from `Attir, and we have no light at all on the site. See SALT, CITY OF. For Tell el-Milch see PEF, III, 415-16, Sh XXV.
E. W. G. Masterman
(1) tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon"; Septuagint aspalax = spalax, "mole," Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) talpa, "mole" (<ref osis