Ma'on

Ma'on

Ma'on ( _he. מעון)) is a place name that can refer to:

*Ma'on (Basor): An ancient town in the Basor area of the Negev, southeast of modern Khan Yunis.
*Ma'on (Judea): An ancient town in Judea, now in ruins as "teff Ma'in", located 17 kilometres south-south-east of Hebron, and 3.5 km south from ruins known as "el-Kurmul". The town is mentioned in the Biblical narrative of Nabal, and is situated just west of a steppe, which is somewhat of a wilderness. ["Jewish Encyclopedia"]
*Ma'on, Har Hebron: A modern Israeli settlement in Judea, near the ancient one whose name it carries.


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