Zanoah

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu’ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probably the same site. (2.) A town in the hill country of Judah, some 10 miles to the south-west of Hebron (Josh. 15:56).

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ISBE

za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): (1) A town in the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah ( Jos 15:34 ). The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile ( Ne 11:30 ). Here it is named between Jarmuth and Adullam. The inhabitants assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, repairing the valley gate ( Ne 3:13 ). Eusebius (in Onomasticon) places it at Zanna, in the district of Eleutheropolis on the Jerusalem road. It is represented by the modern Zanu`a, about 10 miles North of Belt Jibrin (Eleutheropolis). (2) (Codex Vaticanus Zakanaeim; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): A place in the mountains ( Jos 15:56 ) of which Jekuthiel was the "father" or founder ( 1Ch 4:18 ). It may be identified with Zenuta, a ruined site on a hill about 12 miles South of Hebron. W. Ewing

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(marsh).

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