Zanoah
Zanoah is a settlement mentioned in 3 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Zanu. The name means “forgetfulness; desertion.”
Where is Zanoah?
Approx. 31.7194, 35.0013 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Zanu | settlement | High |
Zanoah in the Bible dictionary
Marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu’ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probably the same site.
(2.) A town in the hill country of Judah, some 10 miles to the south-west of Hebron (Josh. 15:56).
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Verses that mention Zanoah
- Joshua 15:34
And Zanoah, and En–gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
- Nehemiah 3:13
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
- Nehemiah 11:30
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer–sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.