Mattanah, a place where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness (Numbers 21:18-19).
Mattanah is mentioned in Numbers 21:18-19 as one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness. The name Mattanah means "gift." The Israelites traveled from the wilderness to Mattanah, then from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth. No further details about the location are provided in the Bible.
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A gift, a station of the Israelites (Num. 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.
(gift of Jehovah), a station the latter part of the wandering of the Israelites. (Numbers 21:18,19) It was probably situated to the southeast of the Dead Sea.
MAT'TANAH (gift, present), a station of the Hebrews between the desert and the borders of Moab. Num 21:18-19. Maschana, on the Arnon, 12 miles from Dibon, has been suggested as marking Mattanah.
MAT'TANAH (gift, present), a station of the Hebrews between the desert and the borders of Moab. Num 21:18-19. Maschana, on the Arnon, 12 miles from Dibon, has been suggested as marking Mattanah.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4980
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
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