Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Michmethath was a border landmark between Ephraim and Manasseh west of the Jordan. It is important because it helps define how the central tribal territories related to one another. First appears in Josh 16:6.1
Coordinates
32.18, 35.28
First appears
Josh 16:6
AI summary: Michmethath matters because the central land was mapped through such specific landmarks. Joshua names it in the boundary descriptions that distinguish Ephraim from Manasseh. The cross references present Michmethath as a central boundary point structuring tribal geography.1
Latitude
32.18
Longitude
35.28
Bible references
2
Hiding-place, a town in the northern border of Ephraim and Manasseh, and not far west of Jordan (Josh. 16:6; 17:7). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.