Naamah
Naamah is a mountain mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is another name for Sheba 1. The name means “Naaman, beautiful; agreeable.”
Where is Naamah?
Approx. 15.3483, 44.2064 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Sheba 1 | region | Low |
| Jebel el Na‘ameh | mountain | Low |
| in Edom | settlement | Low |
Naamah in the Bible dictionary
The beautiful. (1.) The daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Gen. 4: 22).
(2.) The daughter of the king of Ammon, one of the wives of Solomon, the only one who appears to have borne him a son, viz., Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:21, 31).
(3.) A city in the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:41), supposed by some to be identified with Na’aneh, some 5 miles south-east of Makkedah.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Naamah
- Job 2:11
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
- Job 11:1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
- Job 20:1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
- Job 42:9
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.