Zanoah

[Easton] Marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu’ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probably the same site. (2.) A town in the hill country of Judah, some 10 miles to the south-west of Hebron (Josh. 15:56). [Smith] (marsh). A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; 11:30) possibly identical with Zanu’a . A town of Judah in the highland district, (Joshua 15:66) not improbably identical with Sanute, about 10 miles south of Hebron. In the genealogical lists of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chron., Jekuthiel is said to have been the father of Zanoah. ch. (1 Chronicles 4:18) As Zanoah is the name of a town of Judah, this mention of Bithiah probably points to some colonization of the place by Egyptians or by Israelites directly from Egypt. [Hitchcock] forgetfulness; desertion [Nave] –1. A city of western Judah Jos 15:34 ; Ne 3:13 ; 11:30 –2. A city of eastern Judah Jos 15:56 –3. A descendant of Caleb 1Ch 4:18 [STEPBible TIPNR] A location only mentioned at Jos.15.56) only referred to as Zanoah (זָנוֹחַ). [Theographic] A town in the hill country of Judah, some 10 miles to the south-west of Hebron (Josh. 15:56).