Minnith
MINNITH
A town of the Ammonites in the time of Jephthah, Jdg 11:33, four miles northeast of Heshbon. It furnished fine wheat for the market of Tyre, Eze 27:17 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Minnith
(Heb. Minnith’, . distribution; Sept. in Judg. v.r. ,Vulg. Mennith; in Ezekiel , balsamunm), a town in the country of the Ammonites, to which Jephthah pursued them (Jdg 11:33), celebrated for the excellence of its wheat, which was exported to the markets of Tyre (Eze 27:17). It still existed in the age of Eusebius, four Roman miles from Heshbon, on the road to Philadelphia (Onomastis.v. Jerome Mannith). Schwarz (Palest. page 230) thinks it the same with the present Minja, five miles east of Hesban. From Aroer to the approach to Minnith’ ( ) seems to have been a district containing twenty cities. Minnith was in the neighborhood of Abel-Ceramim, the meadow of vineyards.’ In this vicinity were possibly situated the vineyards in which Balaam encountered the angel on his road from Mesopotamia to Moab (Num 22:24). An episcopal city of Palestina secunda,’ named Mennith, is quoted by Reland (Palaest. page 211), but with some question as to its being located in this direction (page 209). A site bearing the name Menjah is marked in Van de Velde’s Map, perhaps on the authority of Buckingham, at seven Roman miles east of Heshbon, on a road to Amman, though not on the frequented track.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Minnith
distribution, an Ammonitish town (Judg. 11:33) from which wheat was exported to Tyre (Ezek. 27:17). It was probably somewhere in the Mishor or table-land on the east of Jordan. There is a gentle valley running for about 4 miles east of Dhiban called Kurm Dhiban, “the vineyards of Dibon.” Tristram supposes that this may be the “vineyards” mentioned in Judg. (l.c.).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Minnith
An Ammonite city, the limit of Jephthah’s slaughter, near “the plain (meadow) of vineyards,” Abel Ceramim (Jdg 11:33), afterwards belonging to Israel; famous for wheat (Eze 27:17). At the fourth milestone from Heshbon to Philadelphia (Ammon); Eusebius, and Jerome, Onomasticon.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Minnith
MINNITH marks the direction in which Jephthah pursued the defeated Ammonites from Aroer (Jdg 11:33), i.e. Aroer which is in front of Rabbah (Jos 13:25). The site has not been recovered. That indicated in the Onomasticon, 4 miles from Heshbon on the way to Philadelphia, seems too far to the south. The place appears to have been famous for the high quality of its wheat (Eze 27:17, cf. 2Ch 27:5). It must be added that in both passages there are strong reasons for suspecting the correctness of the text.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Minnith
minith (, minnth; Codex Vaticanus , achris Arnon; Codex Alexandrinus , eis Semoeth): After Jephthah defeated the Ammonites, he is said to have smitten them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith (Jdg 11:33). Eusebius, Onomasticon mentions a place called Maanith, 4 Roman miles from Heshbon, on the road to Philadelphia (Amman), and locates Abel-cheramim, which is mentioned with Minnith, 7 miles from Philadelphia, without indicating the direction. Some travelers have spoken of a Menjah, 7 miles East of Heshbon, but of this place Tristram (Land of Moab, 140) could find no trace. The same place appears to be mentioned in Eze 27:17 as supplying wheat, which figures in the trade between Judah and Tyre. There are really no reliable data on which to suggest an identification, while there are grave reasons to suspect the integrity of the text.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Minnith
Minnith, a town in the country of the Ammonites (Jdg 11:33), celebrated for the excellence of its wheat, which was exported to the markets of Tyre (Eze 27:17). It still existed in the age of Eusebius, four R. miles from Heshbon, on the road to Philadelphia.
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Minnith
[Min’nith]
Place on the east of the Jordan, mentioned anciently as four miles from Heshbon on the road to Philadelphia; but now unknown. Jdg 11:33. Perhaps the same place is referred to in Eze 27:17, from whence wheat was sent to Tyre.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Minnith
H4511
A place east of the Jordan.
Jdg 11:33; Eze 27:17
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Minnith
Min’nith. (distribution). A place on the east of the Jordan, named as the point to which Jephthah’s slaughter of the Ammonites extended. Jdg 11:33. The “wheat of Minnith” is mentioned in Eze 27:17, as being supplied by Judah and Israel to Tyre; but there is nothing to indicate that the same place is intended, and indeed, the word is believed by some not to be a proper name.