{
  "id": "dict_003421",
  "term": "Madmannah",
  "slug": "madmannah",
  "letter": "M",
  "entry_type": "biblical_place",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Madmannah is a minor Old Testament town associated with the territory of Judah. Scripture gives little detail beyond its place in Judah’s southern settlement list.",
  "simple_one_line": "A minor Judean town named in the Old Testament.",
  "tooltip_text": "A minor town in the territory of Judah, named in Joshua’s list of southern cities.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Judah",
    "Joshua",
    "Negeb",
    "Ziklag",
    "biblical geography"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Joshua 15",
    "tribal allotments",
    "Old Testament place names"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Madmannah is a little-known Old Testament place name associated with the southern territory of Judah.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Madmannah is a biblical town in Judah, mentioned in Scripture as part of the tribe’s southern towns; its exact location is uncertain.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Listed among the towns of Judah in Joshua 15:31",
    "little else is said about it in Scripture",
    "its exact location has not been securely identified."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Madmannah is an Old Testament place name associated with the southern tribal allotment of Judah. Scripture records it briefly and does not preserve its exact location with certainty.",
  "description_academic_full": "Madmannah is a minor Old Testament place name listed among the towns connected with Judah’s inheritance. The biblical record gives only brief notice and does not provide narrative detail or a secure geographic identification. For that reason, Madmannah is best understood as one of the many preserved local names that mark the historical and territorial setting of Israel’s settlement in the land. Some later discussion has tried to relate it to other similar names in the genealogical or geographic record, but such identifications remain uncertain and should be held cautiously.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Madmannah appears in the list of towns in Judah’s southern region. Its inclusion shows that Joshua’s land allotment records were not abstract boundaries only, but also concrete place names tied to Israel’s settlement in the land.",
  "background_historical_context": "Outside the brief biblical notices, Madmannah is not well attested. Like many small ancient towns, it survives chiefly as a name in Scripture, while its precise site remains debated or unidentified.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish and later geographic discussion sometimes attempted to preserve memory of lesser-known towns in Judah, but Scripture itself does not develop Madmannah beyond its place-name function.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Joshua 15:31"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:49 (possible related notice",
    "use cautiously)"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew: מַדְמַנָּה (Madmannah). The meaning of the name is uncertain.",
  "theological_significance": "Madmannah has little direct doctrinal content, but it contributes to the Bible’s historical reliability by preserving real places within Israel’s covenant history and territorial inheritance.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a place name, Madmannah illustrates how Scripture grounds theology in concrete history rather than abstraction. The Bible’s geographic details are part of its historical witness, even when a location is otherwise obscure.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not overstate the certainty of Madmannah’s identification or exact site. The name is significant as a biblical place reference, but Scripture gives limited information about it.",
  "major_views_note": "Most discussion centers on whether Madmannah can be identified with a known archaeological site or related name. No proposal is certain enough to treat as settled.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Madmannah is a geographic reference, not a doctrinal test case. Its uncertainty should not be used to question the authority or reliability of Scripture.",
  "practical_significance": "Madmannah reminds readers that the Bible’s record includes ordinary places and lesser-known towns, all of which belong to the real historical setting of God’s dealings with His people.",
  "meta_description": "Madmannah is a minor Old Testament town in Judah, named in Joshua 15:31. Its exact location is uncertain, but it remains part of Israel’s biblical geography.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/madmannah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/madmannah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}