Minnith
Minnith is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Umm el Hanafish. The name means “same as Minni.”
Where is Minnith?
Approx. 31.8202, 35.8747 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umm el Hanafish | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet Hamzeh | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet el Yadudeh | settlement | Low |
Minnith in the Bible dictionary
Distribution, an Ammonitish town (Judg. 11:33) from which wheat was exported to Tyre (Ezek. 27:17). It was probably somewhere in the Mishor or table-land on the east of Jordan. There is a gentle valley running for about 4 miles east of Dhiban called Kurm Dhiban, “the vineyards of Dibon.” Tristram supposes that this may be the “vineyards” mentioned in Judg. (l.c.).
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Verses that mention Minnith
- Judges 11:33
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
- Ezekiel 27:17
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.