Who were the Meunites?
Answered from the commentary of Henri L. Rossier and Morrish Bible Dictionary
The Meunites, also called the Meunim or Maonites, were a people associated with Maon and with the territory of Edom, especially Mount Seir. They oppressed Israel, and God helped Uzziah against them.
Verses: 2 Chronicles 26:7, 1 Chronicles 4:41
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Note: The Meunim or Maonites belonged to the territory of Edom, i.e. to mount Seir (v. 10). Today there still exists a city called Maan to the east of the Wadi-el-Arabah in this region. At the time of Chronicles, besides, Edom was no longer a compact kingdom (1 Kings 22: 47).
A people against whom Uzziah was helped by God. 2 Chr. 26:7. Perhaps the same as the Maonites mentioned in Judges 10:12.
A people who had oppressed Israel. Judges 10:12. The LXX reads MADIAM, but they were probably the original inhabitants of Maon.
Me u’nim same as Mehunim
See MEHUNIM.
Verses
- 2 Chronicles 26:7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-Baal, and the Maonites.
- 1 Chronicles 4:41And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.