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Wilderness of Maon

Wilderness of Maon is a region mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Wilderness of Maon.

spring in the Wilderness of Maon
spring in the Wilderness of Maon · Photo: Ester Inbar (attribution), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Wilderness of Maon?

Approx. 31.4094, 35.1338 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Wilderness of MaonregionHigh

Verses that mention Wilderness of Maon

  • 1 Samuel 23:24

    And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

  • 1 Samuel 23:25

    Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.