Places in the Bible · Settlement

Sansannah

Sansannah is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat. The name means “bough or bramble of the enemy.”

Where is Sansannah?

Approx. 31.3445, 34.9014 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khirbet esh ShamsaniyatsettlementHigh
another name for Hazar-susahsettlementLow

Sansannah in the Bible dictionary

A palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Josh. 15:31); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim (1 Chr. 4:31).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Sansannah