Minnith, an Ammonite town, was known for its wheat and was a place of defeat for the Ammonites by Jephthah.
Minnith was a town located in the land of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. In Judges 11:33, it is mentioned as one of the places where Jephthah, a judge of Israel, defeated the Ammonites. Jephthah pursued the Ammonites from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, striking them with a great blow. Ezk.27.17 also mentions Minnith as a place known for its wheat, which was traded with Tyre. This suggests that Minnith was a fertile area with a reputation for producing high-quality wheat.
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Distribution, an Ammonitish town (Judg. 11:33) from which wheat was exported to Tyre (Ezek. 27:17). It was probably somewhere in the Mishor or table-land on the east of Jordan. There is a gentle valley running for about 4 miles east of Dhiban called Kurm Dhiban, “the vineyards of Dibon.” Tristram supposes that this may be the “vineyards” mentioned in Judg. (l.c.).
(distribution), a place on the east of the Jordan, named as the point to which Jephthah’s slaughter of the Ammonites extended. (Judges 11:33) The “wheat of Minnith” is mentioned in (Ezekiel 27:17) as being supplied by Judah and Israel to Tyre; but there is nothing to indicate that the same place is intended, and indeed the word is believed by some not to be a proper name.
MIN'NITH (divisions), an Ammonitish place to which Jeplithah's victory extended, and from whence wheat was brought to Tyre. Jud 11:33; Eze 27:17; perhaps Minieh, south of Heshban.
MIN'NITH (divisions), an Ammonitish place to which Jeplithah's victory extended, and from whence wheat was brought to Tyre. Jud 11:33; Eze 27:17; perhaps Minieh, south of Heshban.
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4511
With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
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