Michmash
Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being Mukhmas.
Placesettlement11 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.
- Mukhmas601
- Khirbet el Hara el Fawqa298
Name variants
- Michmash (54)
- Micmash (33)
- Michmas (12)
- Mikmash (11)
References
Topical references
- A city of the tribe of Benjamin — 1 Samuel 13:5
- People of the captivity return to, and dwell in — Ezra 2:27; Nehemiah 11:31
- Prophesy concerning the king of Assyria storing his baggage at — Isaiah 10:28
- Is garrisoned by Saul — 1 Samuel 13:2
- Philistines killed at, by Jonathan — 1 Samuel 14:31
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.