Mahanaim
Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
Placesettlement16 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi654
- Tell Hejaj63
- Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh29
- Tell er Reheil0
- Sleikhat-12
- Khirbet Mehna-58
Names
- Mahanaim — מַחֲנַיִם mahanayim “double camp” (H4266) · Παρεμβολαί Parembolaí “camp” (G4213) — Genesis 32:2
References
Topical references
- The place where Jacob had the vision of angels — Genesis 32:2
- The town of, allotted to Gad — Joshua 13:26; Joshua 13:30
- One of the Levitical cities — Joshua 21:38
- Ish-bosheth establishes himself at, when made king over Israel — 2 Samuel 2:8
- David lodges at, at the time of Absalom's rebellion — 2 Samuel 17:27; 1 Kings 2:8
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.