frankincense, a town near Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel ( Judges 21:19 ). It has been identified with el-Lubban, to the south of Nablus.
same as Labana
(frankincense ), a place named in ( Judges 21:19 ) only. Lebonah has survived to our times under the almost identical form of el-Lubban . It lies to the west of and close to the Nablus road, about eight miles north of Beitan (Bethel) and two from Seilun (Shiloh).
LEBONAH
le-bo'-na (lebhonah):
A place on the great north road between Shiloh and Shechem (Judges 21:19). It is represented by the modern Khan el-Lubban, about 3 miles West-Northwest of Seilun ("Shiloh"), on the way to Nablus. It is a wretched village lying on the slope of a hill, with many rock tombs in the vicinity.
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