Ancient Israelite and Jewish town, identified with modern-day Mukhmas
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Michmas (/ˈmɪkmæʃ/; Hebrew: מִכְמָשׂ or מִכְמָס, romanized: Mīḵmās, lit. 'laid up (concealed) place') was an Israelite and Jewish town located in the highlands north of Jerusalem. According to the Hebrew Bible, it belonged to the Tribe of Benjamin.[1] 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.[2]
Michmas is identified with the Palestinian village of Mukhmas in the West Bank, which preserves its ancient name.[3][4] The nearby Israeli settlement Ma'ale Mikhmas, founded in 1981, is also named after the biblical town.
^Ezra 2:27
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^Finkelstein, Israel (2008). "Archaeology and the List of Returnees in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 140 (1): 7–16. doi:10.1179/003103208x269105. ISSN 0031-0328.
^Miller, J. Maxwell (1975). "Geba/Gibeah of Benjamin". Vetus Testamentum. 25 (2): 145–166. doi:10.2307/1517263. ISSN 0042-4935.
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