Hashmonah
חַשְׁמֹנָה/hash-MOH-nuh/
“Fatness or fertility”
Summary
Hashmonah was the thirtieth station of the Israelites during their wilderness wandering, located near Mount Hor in the direction of the desert.
☩Wilderness Encampment
Hashmonah appears in the itinerary of Israel's wilderness journeys, listed between Mithkah and Moseroth. The name means "fatness," possibly indicating a relatively fertile spot. Its location is uncertain but was apparently near Mount Hor and in the general vicinity of Edom's border. Some scholars connect it with Heshmon, an "uttermost city of Judah" in the extreme south, where at Ain Hasb there are ruins and a pool of sweet water surrounded by verdure.
Key verses:Numbers 33:29-30
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hashmonah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hashmonah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hashmonah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hashmonah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).