Bible Location
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Zaanan was a town named in Micah's lament over the cities of Judah, likely linked with the lowland settlement tradition of Zenan. It is important because it stands in the prophetic roll-call of places facing judgment. First appears in Mic 1:11.1
Coordinates
31.74, 34.69
First appears
Mic 1:11
AI summary: Zaanan matters because Micah turns place names into lament and warning. The town's significance comes less from a long narrative history and more from its place in the prophet's poetic announcement that judgment will move through Judah's ordinary communities.1
Latitude
31.74
Longitude
34.69
Bible references
1
Place of flocks, mentioned only in Micah 1:11. It may be identified with Zenan, in the plain country of Judah (Josh. 15:37). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Mic |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.