Lebonah, a place near Shiloh in the territory of Ephraim (Judges 21:19).
Lebonah is mentioned in Judges 21:19 as a place located north of Bethel, south of Lebonah, and on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem. This description is given in the context of the Israelites' decision to allow the Benjamites to take wives from the daughters of Shiloh during a yearly feast of the Lord.
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Frankincense, a town near Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel (Judg. 21:19). It has been identified with el-Lubban, to the south of Nablus.
(frankincense), a place named in (Judges 21:19) only. Lebonah has survived to our times under the almost identical form of el-Lubban . It lies to the west of and close to the Nablus road, about eight miles north of Beitan (Bethel) and two from Seilun (Shiloh).
LEBO'NAH (frankincense), the present El-Lubban, south of Nablous, is mentioned, Jud 21:19, as a place in the vicinity of Shiloh.
LEBO'NAH (frankincense), the present El-Lubban, south of Nablous, is mentioned, Jud 21:19, as a place in the vicinity of Shiloh.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3829
“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
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