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michmash

michmash


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  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Michmash 
  something  hidden,  a  town  of  Benjamin  (Ezra  2:27),  east  of  Bethel 
  and  south  of  Migron,  on  the  road  to  Jerusalem  (Isa.  10:28).  It 
  lay  on  the  line  of  march  of  an  invading  army  from  the  north,  on 
  the  north  side  of  the  steep  and  precipitous  Wady  es-Suweinit 
  ("valley  of  the  little  thorn-tree"  or  "the  acacia"),  and  now 
  bears  the  name  of  Mukhmas  This  wady  is  called  "the  passage  of 
  Michmash"  (1  Sam.  13:23).  Immediately  facing  Mukhmas  on  the 
  opposite  side  of  the  ravine,  is  the  modern  representative  of 
  Geba,  and  behind  this  again  are  Ramah  and  Gibeah. 
 
  This  was  the  scene  of  a  great  battle  fought  between  the  army 
  of  Saul  and  the  Philistines,  who  were  utterly  routed  and  pursued 
  for  some  16  miles  towards  Philistia  as  far  as  the  valley  of 
  Aijalon.  "The  freedom  of  Benjamin  secured  at  Michmash  led 
  through  long  years  of  conflict  to  the  freedom  of  all  its  kindred 
  tribes."  The  power  of  Benjamin  and  its  king  now  steadily 
  increased.  A  new  spirit  and  a  new  hope  were  now  at  work  in 
  Israel.  (See  {SAUL}.)