Libnah


Libnah or Lobna was an independent city, probably near the western seaboard of Israel, with its own king at the time of the Israelite occupation of Canaan. It is thought to have been an important producer of revenue, and one that rebelled against the Judahite crown. It is assigned to the tribe of Judah as one of the 13 Kohanic cities during the Israelite settlement. The town revolted during the reign of King Jehoram of Judah, according to 2 Kings 8:22 and 2 Chronicles 21:10, because Jehoram "had abandoned God of his fathers". The revolt took place at the same time as Edom revolted against Judean rule.
Josiah, King of Judah, married Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. Two of their sons, Jehoahaz and Zedekiah also became Kings of Judah.
According to the narrative at describe it as being a village in the region of Eleutheropolis, called in their day Lobana or Lobna.

Exodus station

Libnah is also the name of the 17th station among the places the Israelites are said to have stopped over at during the Exodus. The context suggests that this Libna lay somewhere in the Sinai Desert which the Israelites are described as traversing prior to entering the land of Canaan.

Possible Sites and Excavations