A town in the Judean lowlands
Naamah
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 15:41.
נַעֲמָהNaamah
The name means “Naaman, beautiful; agreeable.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Naamah Written by AI
Naamah was a town in the Judean lowlands, also known as the Shephelah (Josh. 15:41). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah. The exact location of Naamah is unknown, but it was situated in the western foothills of Judah, between the coastal plain and the Judean mountains.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Naamah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
The beautiful. (1.) The daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Gen. 4: 22).
(2.) The daughter of the king of Ammon, one of the wives of Solomon, the only one who appears to have borne him a son, viz., Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:21, 31).
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(3.) A city in the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:41), supposed by some to be identified with Na’aneh, some 5 miles south-east of Makkedah.
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
- Joshua 15:41
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.