Bible Dictionary
Madmenah
Madmenah was a village in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, mentioned in Isaiah’s description of the Assyrian advance.
Definition
Madmenah was a village of Benjamin situated north of Jerusalem. Its name means “dunghill.”
Biblical Usage
Madmenah is mentioned only in Isaiah’s description of the Assyrian advance toward Jerusalem. Its inhabitants were frightened by the approaching army.
Historical Background
The place has not been identified. It was one of the Benjamite villages along the northern road toward Jerusalem.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ibid., a town in Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem, towards the north (Isa. 10:31). The same Hebrew word occurs in Isa. 25:10, where it is rendered “dunghill.” This verse has, however, been interpreted as meaning “that Moab will be trodden down by Jehovah as teben [broken straw] is trodden to fragments on the threshing-floors of Madmenah.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dunghill), one of the, Benjamite villages north of Jerusalem the inhabitants of which were frightened away by the approach of Sennacherib along the northern road. (Isaiah 10:31)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>mad-me'-na (madhmenah; Madebena): A place mentioned only in Isaiah's description of the Assyrian advance upon Jerusalem (Isa 10:31). It is not identified.</p>