Frankincense, a town near Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel (Judg. 21:19). It has been identified with el-Lubban, to the south of Nablus.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Place
Lebonah
Name meaning: same as Labana (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(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).
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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