Bible Location

Libnah

Meaning: white; whiteness · 15 cross references · Modern-day map available

This Libnah entry refers to the main royal and later Levitical city in Judah, not the smaller secondary Libnah record elsewhere in the dataset. It is important because it appears in conquest narratives, in Judah's fortified landscape, and in the Assyrian crisis. First appears in Josh 10:29.1

Place meaning

white; whiteness

Coordinates

31.56, 34.85

First appears

Josh 10:29

AI summary: Libnah is one of Judah's notable smaller cities because it appears at several important historical moments. It begins as one of the royal Canaanite cities taken in the conquest, becomes part of Judah's later settled and priestly landscape, and then reappears in the orbit of Sennacherib's campaign. That combination gives it more depth than a simple town-list entry. The cross references present this Libnah as a Judahite city of conquest, inheritance, and later military significance.1

Place meaning

white; whiteness

Latitude

31.56

Longitude

34.85

Bible references

15