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Mithkah

Ancient site; 19 competing modern identifications, best supported being Wadi Umm Hashim.

Placecampsite2 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.

Proposed site: Wadi Umm Hashim · waterOpen in OpenStreetMap

Wadi Umm Hashim126
30.6406, 34.4111water
Tel Beer Sheva115
31.2447, 34.8408visible
Ain Muweileh58
30.6875, 34.3333distance
Har Zin48
30.8321, 35.0569terrain
Wadi abu Taqiya31
30.3296, 34.9422water
Qoseimeh27
30.6689, 34.3667settlement
Imaret el Khureisheh17
30.7652, 34.5291distance
Birein10
30.7918, 34.4725settlement
Ain Qoseimeh6
30.6667, 34.3667settlement
Tell es Saqati4
31.3099, 34.9078tel
Bir es Seba3
31.2372, 34.7931settlement
Jebel es Sabha2
30.7470, 34.4389terrain
Givat Hablanim0
31.1929, 34.7936distance
Jebel el Hamrah0
30.6831, 34.5626terrain
Tel Masos0
31.2123, 34.9583tel
Avdat0
30.7950, 34.7750visible
Tel Sharuhen0
31.2819, 34.4825tel
Jebel Nebi Harun-10
30.3170, 35.4070terrain
mouth of Wadi Jirafi-148
30.3897, 35.1575water

Name variants

Mithkah (12)
Mithcah (8)

References

Topical references

An encampment of the Israelites — Numbers 33:28; Numbers 33:29

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.