Madon
Madon
(Heb. hadon’, , strife, as in Pro 15:18, etc.; Sept. v. r. ), a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine, ruled over by a king named Jobab in the time of Joshua, who captured it (Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19). Calmet (Dict. s.v.), arbitrarily conjecturing that Maron is the true reading, refers to Maronia, a small village of Syria thirty miles east of Antioch (Jerome, Vit. Malachi 2), probably the place alluded to by Ptolemy (5:15, 8, ) as lying in the province of Chalcidtice. Schwarz infers (Palest. p. 90, 173) from labbinical notices (chiefly a statement of the early Jewish traveler hap-Parchi in Asher’s Benj. of Tudela, p. 430) that the site is that of the present Kefrenda, a considerable village at the foot of the hills north of Diocaesarea, containing a very deep well and some traces of antiquity, which Dr. Robinson (new edit. of Researches, 3:109-111) is inclined to regard as marking the place of the Asochis of Josephus (Lije, 41, 45, 68; War, 1:4, 2; int. 13:12, 4), although admitting that the latter may be referred to Tell ed-Bedawiveh, in the vicinity.
In the Sept. version of 2Sa 21:20, the Hebrew words a man of stature,’ are rendered , a man of Madon.’ This may refer to the town Madon, or may be merely an instance of the habit which these translators had of rendering literally in (Greek letters Hebrew words which they did not understand. Other instances will be found in 2Ki 6:8; 2Ki 9:13; 2Ki 12:9; 2Ki 15:16, etc.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Madon (2)
is perhaps the modern ruin Khurbet Madin (Conder, Tent Work, 2:338), a quarter of a mile south of Hattin, near Lake Tiberias, consisting of “heaps of ruins, some well-dressed stones” (Memoirs to Ordnance Survey, 1:403).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Madon
strife, a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:19), whose king was slain by Joshua; perhaps the ruin Madin, near Hattin, some 5 miles west of Tiberias.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Madon
A leading Canaanite city, whose king Jobab was killed at Merom with Jabiu’s confederates (Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Madon
MADON.A royal city of the Canaanites in the north (Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19). Khirbet Madin near Hattn might suit. If, however, Madon he a scribal error for Maron, then Meirn, at the foot of Jebel Jermuk, may be the place intended.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Madon
madon (, madhon; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus , Marrhon; Codex Alexandrinus , Madon (Jos 11:1); Codex Vaticanus , Marmoth; Codex Alexandrinus , Maron (Jos 12:19)): A royal city of the Canaanites named along with HaZor of Galilee. El-Medineh, the city, on the heights West of the Sea of Galilee, with which it might possibly be identified, probably dates only from Moslem times. It seems likely that the common confusion of the Hebrew letter daleth () for the Hebrew letter resh () has occurred, and that we should read Maron. The place may be then identified with Meiron, a village with ancient ruins and rock tombs at the foot of Jebel Jermuk, a little to the Northwest of Safed.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Madon
[Mad’on]
Canaanitish city in the north. Its king joined with others to oppose Joshua and was slain. Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19. Identified by some with ruins at Madin, 32 48′ N, 35 27′ E.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Madon
H4068
A Canaanitish city.
Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Madon
Ma’don. (strife). One of the principal cities of Canaan before the conquest, probably in the north. Its king joined Jabin and his confederates in their attempt against Joshua at the waters of Xierom, and like the rest was killed. Jos 11:1; Jos 12:19.