Place Old Testament
Meconah
Also known as Meconah =ESV; Mekonah =NIV, KJV
Meconah, a town inhabited by the people of Judah after their return from the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:28). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:28.
Why it matters. A town inhabited by the people of Judah after the exile
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.371, 34.861 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meconah
Meconah is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:28 as one of the towns inhabited by the people of Judah after they returned from the Babylonian exile. The verse lists Meconah along with other towns, such as Ziklag, as places where the people of Judah settled. No further details about the location are provided in the Bible.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)