Maon

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What is Maon?

Maon was a town in the hill country of Judah, listed alongside Carmel and Ziph (Joshua 15:55), and its surrounding wilderness is where David hid while Saul pursued him (1 Samuel 23:24). Nabal, the wealthy sheep owner, was a man of Maon (1 Samuel 25:2). The name is also used for a man in the genealogy of Judah, called the father of Bethzur (1 Chronicles 2:45).

Also pronounced

MAY-ahn

Found in Scripture

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