Libnah

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Libnah, (Hebrew: לִבְנָה) was a town in the Kingdom of Judah.

The town of Libnah revolted during the reign of King Jehoram of Judah, according to II Chronicles (21:10), because he "had abandoned [the] God of his fathers."

Josiah, King of Judah, married Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah (1 Chronicles 3:15; 2 Kings 23:31-32;2 Kings 24:17-18; Jeremiah 22:11). Two of their sons, Jehoahaz and Zedekiah also became Kings of Judah.

"Libnah" means whiteness.

[edit] A place in the desert

Libnah was one of the places the Israelites stopped on the Exodus.

[edit] Book of Abraham

Within the canon of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Libnah is listed in the Book of Abraham as one of the deities worshipped by Abraham's family before his flight from Ur of the Chaldeans. He is depicted in Facimilie #1 as an idol similar to a canopic jar with a horse-like head. He is always mentioned in connection with the gods Elkenah, Mahmackrah, and Korash, of which Elkenah appears to be the senior or most significant deity.^{[citations needed]}