Bible Location
Meaning: a chiding; a garment; his measure · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Madon was a northern Canaanite city whose king joined the coalition defeated by Joshua. It is important because it belongs to the network of powers resisting Israel's advance in the north. First appears in Josh 11:1.1
Place meaning
a chiding; a garment; his measure
Coordinates
32.80, 35.46
First appears
Josh 11:1
AI summary: Madon matters because it appears in the northern alliance that gathers against Joshua. The city itself is briefly named, but its inclusion helps convey the breadth of resistance eventually overcome. The cross references present Madon as a northern Canaanite city brought into the memory of conquest.1
Place meaning
a chiding; a garment; his measure
Latitude
32.80
Longitude
35.46
Bible references
2
Strife, a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:19), whose king was slain by Joshua; perhaps the ruin Madin, near Hattin, some 5 miles west of Tiberias. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.