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Mahanaim

Mahanaim (Biblical Place • 32.215°N, 35.633°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 32:2 , Josh 13:26 , Josh 13:30 , Josh 21:38 , 2 Sam 2:8 , 2 Sam 2:12 . It is closely linked with Rogelim (Biblical Place • Mahanaim • 32.215°N, 35.633°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 17:27 , 2 Sam 19:31 (identified with Mahanaim).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mahanaim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 32:2 , Josh 13:26 , Josh 13:30 , Josh 21:38 , 2 Sam 2:8 , 2 Sam 2:12 .) Rogelim (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 17:27 , 2 Sam 19:31 (identified with Mahanaim ).) Beth-emek (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:27 .) Emek-keziz (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:21 (identified with Beth-hoglah ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Kings 4:14 : "Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim :"; Joshua 13:26 : "And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim ; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir ;"; 1 Chronicles 6:80 : "And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Kings (Old Testament • 22 Chapters), 1 Kings 2 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)), Genesis 32 ( Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Mahanaim
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.215°N, 35.633°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 32:2 , Josh 13:26 , Josh 13:30 , Josh 21:38 , 2 Sam 2:8 , 2 Sam 2:12 .

Rogelim
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mahanaim • 32.215°N, 35.633°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 17:27 , 2 Sam 19:31 (identified with Mahanaim ).

1 Kings
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 22 Chapters

1 Kings (Old Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Shimei . Key places: Gihon 2 , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat...."

1 Kings 2
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1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .

Genesis 32
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Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Laban , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Mahanaim , Esau, Seir , Edom.

2 Samuel 17
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2 Samuel • Chapter 17 (29 verses)

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will ... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Dan , Zadok , Jonathan , Bahurim , Jerusalem , Jordan , Mahanaim .

2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron . So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam th... Mentions: David, Judah , Hebron , Abigail , Saul , Jabesh , Mahanaim , Gilead , Jezreel 2 .

2 Samuel
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 24 Chapters

2 Samuel (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Saul , David , Amalekites , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Judah . Key places: Ziklag , Gilboa , Gath , Ashkelon , Hebron , Jabesh . Opens with: "Now it came to pass after the death of Saul , when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , and David had abode two days in Z..."

1 Kings 4
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1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)

So king Solomon was king over all Israel . And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah , the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zadok , Ahoah (or Ahiah), Ephraim , Makaz , Shaalbim , Elon , Soco .

Joshua 13
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Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)

Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, From Sihor, which is before ... Mentions: Joshua , Baal , Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Moses , Egypt , Ekron , Mearah , Aphek 2 , Lebanon .

1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .

2 Samuel 19
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2 Samuel • Chapter 19 (43 verses)

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as pe... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Zadok , Judah , Shimei , Jordan , Gilgal 1 , Bahurim , Jerusalem , Rogelim .

Joshua 21
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Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .

Beth-emek
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.979°N, 35.167°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:27 .

Emek-keziz
77% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Beth-hoglah • 31.837°N, 35.513°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:21 (identified with Beth-hoglah ).

Seirah
71% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Bethel 1 • 31.931°N, 35.221°E

SE Ephraim . Referenced in Judg 3:26 .

Accad
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.092°N, 44.129°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 .

Philemon
68% New Testament
New Testament • 1 Chapters

Philemon (New Testament, 1 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Opens with: "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,..."

Jekabzeel
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 11:25 (identified with Adadah ).

Socoh 2
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Debir 1 • 31.417°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:48 (identified with Debir 1 ).

עֵזֶר
ezer (ʿēzer) [AY-zer]
H5828 Hebrew noun masculine 21x
helper, rescue, counterpart

Help, vital rescuer; applied to woman as corresponding counterpart to man (ezer kenegdo, Genesis 2:18), and to God as Israel's sole deliverer.

Derivation: From עָזַר (H5826) to help, succor.
Gallio Inscription at Delphi — Proconsul of Achaia (Acts 18:12)
IMAGE • archaeology

Rescript of Emperor Claudius dating the proconsulship of Gallio in Corinth to 51–52 CE, the chronological anchor of Pauline chronology.

Roman Imperial Chancellery (Claudius) / Delphi Excavation • Delphi Archaeological Museum / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31

Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Daniel 8
3% Chapter
Daniel • Chapter 8 (27 verses)

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first. And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam ; and I s... Mentions: Daniel , Elam , Ulai , Media , Persia .

Beer
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Eneglaim • 30.998°N, 35.499°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:16 (identified with Eneglaim ).

Job 18
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Job • Chapter 18 (21 verses)

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

Baal
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Baalath-beer • 32.050°N, 35.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:33 (identified with Baalath-beer ).

Baalath-beer
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.050°N, 35.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:8 .

Ataroth-addar
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Upper Beth-horon • 31.859°N, 35.128°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , Josh 18:13 (identified with Upper Beth-horon ).

Ataroth 2
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Upper Beth-horon • 31.859°N, 35.128°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:2 , Josh 16:7 (identified with Upper Beth-horon ).

Bealoth
3% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Baalath-beer • 32.050°N, 35.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:24 , 1 Kgs 4:16 (identified with Baalath-beer ).

Scripture Passages (13)

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim :

And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim ; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir ;

And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

2 Samuel 17:24 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17 KJV

Then David came to Mahanaim . And Absalom passed over Jordan , he and all the men of Israel with him.

Genesis 32:2 (KJV)
Genesis 32 KJV

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim .

And Abner the son of Ner , and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul , went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon .

But Abner the son of Ner , captain of Saul 's host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul , and brought him over to Mahanaim ;

And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan , and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim .

And out of the tribe of Gad , Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

And their coast was from Mahanaim , all Bashan , all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan , and all the towns of Jair , which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim ; for he was a very great man.

2 Samuel 17:27 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17 KJV

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim , that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon , and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim ,

1 Kings 2:8 (KJV)
1 Kings 2 KJV

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera , a Benjamite of Bahurim , which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim : but he came down to meet me at Jordan , and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

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