Manahath
“Rest”
Summary
Manahath is the name of both a descendant of Seir the Horite and a town associated with the tribe of Benjamin.
☩The Person
Manahath was the second named of five sons of Shobal, who was a son of Seir the Horite. He lived around 1927 BC and is listed among the early inhabitants of Edom before the Israelite conquest. The name means 'rest' in Hebrew.
☩The Place
A town or region called Manahath appears in connection with certain descendants of the tribe of Benjamin. According to the genealogy, some Benjamites from Geba were exiled or relocated to Manahath by Ehud's father. Some scholars have attempted to connect this place with the Manahethites mentioned elsewhere in Chronicles, though the identification remains uncertain. The site has been tentatively identified with Malhah, located southwest of Jerusalem.
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Manahath," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Manahath," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Manahath," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).