Bible Dictionary
Ashnah
Ashnah was the name of two towns in the lowland region assigned to Judah. Their precise locations are uncertain.
Definition
Ashnah was the name of two towns in the lowlands assigned to Judah.
Biblical Usage
Both places are listed among the cities of Judah in the territorial records.
Historical Background
The first was probably near Estaol and Zorah, while the second was farther south. Their precise locations remain uncertain; a small ruin called Aslin has been suggested for the first.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
the name of two cities, both in the lowlands of Judah: (1) named between Zoreah and Zanoah, and therefore probably northwest of Jerusalem, (Joshua 15:33) and (2) between Jiptah and Nezib, and therefore to the southwest of Jerusalem. (Joshua 15:43) Each, according, to Robinson’s map (1857), would be about 16 miles from Jerusalem.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ash'-na ('ashnah): Two sites,</p><p>(1) Jos 15:33, a site in the lowlands of Judah, probably near Estaol and Zorah. The small ruin Aslin between those two places may retain an echo of the old name;</p><p>(2) Jos 15:43 an unknown site farther south.</p>