Battle of Michmash - Wikipedia According to the Hebrew Bible, the Battle of Michmash (alternate spelling, Michmas) was fought between Israelites under Jonathan, son of King Saul and a force of Philistines at Michmash, a town east of Bethel and south of Migron
Bible Map: Michmash According to the Mishna, "to bring barley to Michmash" was equivalent to our English "to carry coal to Newcastle " Michmash was the seat of government under Jonathan Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 9:73)
Michmash, Geba and the Pass - BiblePlaces. com The Arab village of Mukhmas preserves the name of the biblical city of Michmash The town sat next to “the pass” mentioned twice in Scripture and apparently served to keep an eye on this important route
Topical Bible: Michmash Michmash is an ancient town located in the tribal territory of Benjamin, approximately seven miles north of Jerusalem It is situated on a prominent ridge overlooking the deep ravine of the Wadi Suweinit, which served as a natural defense barrier
The Battle at Michmash – Bible Mapper Atlas After a while Jonathan led his armor bearer in an attack on a Philistine output near Michmash by scaling the nearby cliffs of Bozez and Seneh, and the two of them killed twenty Philistines The rest of the Philistine army was thrown into complete panic, drawing the attention of Saul at Geba
Michmash Meaning - Bible Definition and References Discover the meaning of Michmash in the Bible Study the definition of Michmash with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments
Michmash - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway Michmash apparently was not a large enough town to warrant mention in the list of Benjamite cities Its only real claim to fame is in the battle that was fought there by Saul and Jonathan against the Philistines (1 Sam 13:1-14:35) The town does receive mention in the postexilic period
Michmas - Wikipedia It was the setting of the biblical Battle of Michmash, recounted in 1 Samuel 14 Michmas was inhabited during the Second Temple period, when, according to the Mishnah, its fine wheat was brought to the Temple
Michmash or Michmas - Jewish Virtual Library MICHMASH or MICHMAS (Heb מִכְמָשׁ, מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ), city of the tribe of Judah, originally belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, situated between Jerusalem and Beth-El in a strong strategic position north of the deep Wadi al-Suwaynīt
Michmash - BibleWalks 500+ sites In the area around the Jewish community of Ma’ale Michmash, and the Arab village of Michmas, are several ancient sites dated to the Bronze and Iron age A great battle between the Philistines and the Israelites was fought in the fields of Michmash during the reign of King Saul