manahath Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
manahath in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAN'AHATH (rest). 1. A descendant of Seir the Horite. Gen 36:23; 1 Chr 1:40. 2, A place in Benjamin. 1 Chr 8:6. Probably Malhah, 3 m. from Jerusalem.
manahath in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
1. Genesis 36:23. Ptolemy (v. 17, sec. 3) mentions Manychiates W. of Petra: 2. 1 Chronicles 8:6-8; "the heads of the fathers of Geba, they removed them (led them captive, Qeri) to Manahath," "they," namely, Naaman, Ahiah, and Gera, and of these three Gera in particular, "he removed them" (led them captive). Manahath is connected possibly with the Manahethites (1 Chronicles 2:52; 1 Chronicles 2:54) in Judah.