Sansannah was a town allotted to the tribe of Judah in the Negev region (Josh. 15:31).
Sansannah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah in the Negev region (Josh. 15:31). The Negev was the southern part of the Promised Land, known for its arid climate and sparse vegetation. The exact location of Sansannah is unknown, but it was likely situated in the southern portion of Judah's territory.
Approximate location: 31.392, 34.941 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
A palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Josh. 15:31); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim (1 Chr. 4:31).
(palm branch), one of the towns in the south district of Judah, named in (Joshua 15:31) only.
bough or bramble of the enemy
SANSAN'NAH (palm-branch), a place in the Negeb, or "south country," Josh 15:31; also called "Hazar-susah" or "Susim," "horse-court" - that is, "depot of horses." Josh 19:5; comp. 1 Chr 4:31. Wilton locates it in the modern Wady es Suny; Conder, at biet Susin, 15 miles west of Jerusalem, but this seems too far north.
SANSAN'NAH (palm-branch), a place in the Negeb, or "south country," Josh 15:31; also called "Hazar-susah" or "Susim," "horse-court" - that is, "depot of horses." Josh 19:5; comp. 1 Chr 4:31. Wilton locates it in the modern Wady es Suny; Conder, at biet Susin, 15 miles west of Jerusalem, but this seems too far north.
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Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
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