Punon in Biblical History

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What is Punon?
PU'NON
(darkness), one of the stations of the Israelites, Num 33:42-43, between Zalmonah and Oboth. According to Jerome it is identical with Phenon, celebrated for its copper-mines, in which convicts were sentenced to labor, between Petra and Zoar. Palmer suggests its identity with 'Auezeh, one of the three stations, on the Darb el-Hajj. - Desert of the Exodus, p. 430. PURIFICA'TIONS formed a very conspicuous feature among the ritual observances of the Jews, and were performed in various ways, though generally by means of water. Besides their spiritual meaning, referring to the purity of the heart, they had often also a sanitary purpose. After the Captivity, however, they were carried into extremes, especially by the Pharisees. Mark 7:3-4.

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