Bible Location

Jeshanah

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Jeshanah was a city captured by Abijah from the northern kingdom. It is important because it belongs to the border contests between Judah and Israel after the split. First appears in 2 Chr 13:19.1

Coordinates

31.98, 35.23

First appears

2 Chr 13:19

AI summary: Jeshanah matters because the divided monarchy is remembered through the gain and loss of actual towns. The place belongs to Judah's assertion of strength in a time of internal national fracture.1

Latitude

31.98

Longitude

35.23

Bible references

1