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Mattanah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(mat' tuh nuh) Place name meaning, “gift.” Stopping place in the wilderness (Numbers 21:18-19 ). The site is perhaps identical with khirbet el-Medeiyineh about twelve miles southeast of Madeba. Pottery shards at that site indicate occupation from before 1,200 to about 800 B.C.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mattanah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/m/mattanah.html. 1991.