Ono
Ono is a settlement mentioned in 5 verses. Its most likely location is Kafr Ana. The name means “grief or strength or iniquity of him.”
Where is Ono?
Approx. 32.0272, 34.8681 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafr Ana | settlement | High |
| Kafr Juna | settlement | Low |
Ono in the Bible dictionary
A town of Benjamin, in the “plain of Ono” (1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33); now Kefr ‘Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda, and about 30 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Sanballat and Tobiah resorted to strategem, and pretending to wish a conference with him, they invited him to meet them at Ono. Four times they made the request, and every time Nehemiah refused to come. Their object was to take him prisoner.
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Verses that mention Ono
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
- Ezra 2:33
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
- Nehemiah 6:2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
- Nehemiah 7:37
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
- Nehemiah 11:35
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.