Lebonah

Lebonah was a town near Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Judges 21:19). It has been identified with Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, to the south of Nablus.

The nearby Israeli community of Ma'ale Levona, located near this site, takes its name from Lebonah.

Etymology

In Hebrew, lebonah means frankincense, and is used in this meaning in all other appearances in the Hebrew Bible.

References

  1. ↑ Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lebonah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
  2. ↑ McKinny, Chris; Tavger, Aharon (2018). "6: From Lebonah to Libnah". In Gurevich, David; Kidron, Anat (eds.). Exploring the Holy Land: 150 Years of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ISBN 9781781797068.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)