mattanah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
mattanah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a gift, a station of the Israelites (Num. 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.
mattanah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(gift of Jehovah), a station the latter part of the wandering of the Israelites. #Nu 21:18,19| It was probably situated to the southeast of the Dead Sea.
mattanah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAT'TANAH (gift, present), a station of the Hebrews between the desert and the borders of Moab. Num 21:18-19. Maschana, on the Arnon, 12 miles from Dibon, has been suggested as marking Mattanah.
mattanah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A station on Moab's border between Beer, the well which God gave (Mattanah means a gift) and which is commemorated in Israel's song, and Nahaliel (Numbers 21:18). Maschana on the Arnon (Eusebius).