Ma'on
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Ma'on (Hebrew: 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.[1]
- Ma'on (moshav): A modern Israeli settlement in Judea, near the ancient one whose name it carries.
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia
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