Bible Dictionaries
Jeshanah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(jih sshay' nuh) Place name meaning, “old city.” City that King Abijah of Judah captured from Jeroboam of Israel about 910 B.C. (2 Chronicles 13:19 ). It was located at modern Burj el-Isane four miles south of Shiloh and eight miles northeast of Mizpah. Some interpreters follow early translations and read Jeshanah in 1 Samuel 7:12 .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jeshanah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/j/jeshanah.html. 1991.