Mahanaim

This article is about the Biblical location. For the kibbutz, see Mahanayim. For the organization, see Machanaim. For the game, see Machanayim.
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in hieroglyphs
Era: 3rd Intermediate Period
(1069–664 BC)
Territory of Gad on an 1852 map: Mahanaim can be seen in the northeast corner of the pink-shaded area of Gad

Mahanaim (Hebrew: מַחֲנַיִם Maḥănayīm, "camps") is a place mentioned a number of times by the Bible said to be near Jabbok, in the same general area as Jabesh-gilead, beyond the Jordan River. Although two possible sites have been identified, the precise location of Mahanaim is uncertain. Tell edh-Dhahab el-Gharbi, the western one of the twin Tulul adh-Dhahab tells, is one proposed identification.

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