Atomic Bible

A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua; a Levitical city

Libnah

Named in 15 verses across 6 books, first in Joshua 10:29.

לִבְנָהLibnah

The name means “white; whiteness.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Libnah Written by AI

Libnah was a Canaanite city that was conquered by Joshua during the Israelite conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 10:29-32, 39; 12:15). It was located in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:42). Libnah was later designated as a Levitical city, given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 21:13; 1Ch.6.57). During the reign of King Joram of Judah, Libnah revolted against Judah's rule (2Ki.8.22; 2Ch.21.10). The city is also mentioned in the context of King Hezekiah's reign, as the place where the Assyrian commander Rabshakeh returned after speaking with Hezekiah's officials (2Ki.19.8; Isaiah 37:8). Libnah was the hometown of Hamutal, the mother of King Jehoahaz and King Zedekiah of Judah (2Ki.23.31; 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1).

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Libnah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21).

(2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical towns in the tribe of Judah (21:13), and was strongly fortified. Sennacherib laid siege to it (2 Kings 19:8; Isa. 37:8). It was the native place of Hamutal, the queen of Josiah (2 Kings 23:31). It stood near Lachish, and has been identified with the modern Arak el-Menshiyeh.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Joshua 10:29

    Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

  2. Joshua 10:31

    And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

  3. Joshua 10:32

    And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

  4. Joshua 10:39

    And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.

  5. Joshua 12:15

    the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

  6. Joshua 15:42

    Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

  7. Joshua 21:13

    So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

  8. 2 Kings 8:22

    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

  9. 2 Kings 19:8

    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

  10. 2 Kings 23:31

    Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

  11. 2 Kings 24:18

    Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

  12. 1 Chronicles 6:57

    So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

  13. 2 Chronicles 21:10

    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

  14. Isaiah 37:8

    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

  15. Jeremiah 52:1

    Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.