How to Pronounce Libnah

What does Libnah mean?

Libnah means “white; whiteness”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Libnah?

Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical towns in the tribe of Judah (21:13), and was strongly fortified. Sennacherib laid siege to it (2 Kings 19:8; Isa. 37:8). It was the native place of Hamutal, the queen of Josiah (2 Kings 23:31). It stood near Lachish, and has been identified with the modern Arak el-Menshiyeh.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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