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Manahath

Manahath

(Manʹa·hath) [from a root that means “rest; settle down”].

1. A descendant of Seir through Shobal.​—Ge 36:20, 23; 1Ch 1:38, 40.

2. A site to which certain “sons of Ehud” inhabiting Geba were exiled at an unspecified time. (1Ch 8:6) Some tentatively identify it with el-Malha (Manahat), about 6 km (3.5 mi) WSW of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.