Jeshanah
“Old, ancient”
Summary
A town in the northern kingdom of Israel that was captured by King Abijah of Judah from Jeroboam, located near Bethel and Ephron along the main route between Jerusalem and Shechem.
☩Location and History
Jeshanah was a town in the kingdom of Israel, taken with its dependent villages from King Jeroboam by Abijah of Judah (2 Chronicles 13:19). It was situated near Bethel and Ephron (modern Taiyibeh), forming a strategic triangle that commanded the high road between Jerusalem and Shechem. The name means 'old' (equivalent to Greek Paleopolis). The site is identified with modern Ain Sinia, located about three miles north of Bethel (Beitin), a well-watered location surrounded by gardens. Josephus mentions a village called Isanas in Samaria as the scene of Herod's encounter with Pappus, the general of Antigonus. Some scholars suggest the same name should be read in 1 Samuel 7:12 instead of 'Shen.'
Related Verses1 mention
2 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jeshanah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jeshanah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jeshanah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jeshanah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).