Mahanaim
Now Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
location: possible
Named in 13 tagged verses in 5 books, first at Genesis 32:2.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.19° N, 35.69° E
- Nearest
- Gilead 0.5 km
- People
- 17 people
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 13 verses
Map
Mahanaim is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a possible location.
People
People named in the same verses as Mahanaim, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Mahanaim, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1444 BCDividing the land2 shared verses
- 1054 BCReign of David6 shared verses
- 1014 BCReign of Solomon1 shared verse
Mentions
13 tagged verses in 5 books. Select a book to read its verses.
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Every verse
All 13 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 32:2
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
Joshua3 verses
- 13:26
the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
- 13:30
The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;
- 21:38
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
2 Samuel6 verses
- 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- 2:12
One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
- 2:29
And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
- 17:24
Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
- 17:27
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- 19:32
Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
1 Kings2 verses
- 2:8
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
- 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 6:80
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Mahanaim, by straight-line distance.