Lahmam
לַחְמָם/LAH-mam/
“Their bread or provisions”
Summary
A town in the lowland district of Judah, also spelled Lahmas.
☩Location
Lahmam was a city in the Shephelah or lowland hills of Judah, listed between Cabbon and Kithlish (Joshua 15:40). It was situated in the Philistine plain west of the Judean highlands. The site has been tentatively identified with el-Lahm, about 2½ miles south of Beit Jibrin (ancient Eleutheropolis), or possibly with Beit-Lehia northeast of Gaza. The name comes from the same Hebrew root as Bethlehem, meaning 'bread' or 'provisions,' suggesting it was located in a wheat-producing region.
Key verses:Joshua 15:40
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Lahmam," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Lahmam," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Lahmam," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).