Maon, son of Shammai
The name Maon means “house; place of sin.” Maon is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 2:45.
Family of Maon
Father
Who was Maon?
Habitation, a town in the tribe of Judah, about 7 miles south of Hebron, which gave its name to the wilderness, the district round the conical hill on which the town stood. Here David hid from Saul, and here Nabal had his possessions and his home (1 Sam. 23:24, 25; 25:2). “Only some small foundations of hewn stone, a square enclosure, and several cisterns are now to be seen at Maon. Are they the remains of Nabal’s great establishment?” The hill is now called Tell M’ain.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Maon
- 1 Chronicles 2:45
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth–zur.