{
  "id": "dict_003422",
  "term": "Madon",
  "slug": "madon",
  "letter": "M",
  "entry_type": "biblical_place_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Madon was a Canaanite city whose king joined the northern coalition against Israel in Joshua’s conquest.",
  "simple_one_line": "A Canaanite city mentioned in Joshua as part of the northern alliance defeated by Israel.",
  "tooltip_text": "Biblical city-name: a Canaanite royal city whose king joined the coalition opposed to Joshua.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Joshua",
    "Canaan",
    "Hazor",
    "Northern coalition",
    "Joshua’s conquest"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Hazor",
    "Joshua",
    "Canaan",
    "Canaanite kings"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Madon is a biblical place-name in the conquest narratives of Joshua. It is mentioned as one of the northern Canaanite cities whose king joined the alliance against Israel and was defeated by Joshua.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A Canaanite royal city named in Joshua’s account of the northern coalition.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Place-name, not a theological concept",
    "Associated with the northern kings who opposed Israel",
    "Appears in Joshua’s conquest record",
    "Significance is historical and geographical"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Madon is a biblical place-name appearing in Joshua as a Canaanite city whose king joined the northern coalition against Israel. Scripture includes its king among those defeated by Joshua, making Madon significant as a historical marker within the conquest narrative rather than as a doctrinal term.",
  "description_academic_full": "Madon is a biblical place-name mentioned in Joshua’s conquest accounts. The city is listed as part of the coalition of northern Canaanite rulers gathered against Israel, with its king named among the enemies defeated under Joshua’s leadership. In Scripture, Madon functions as a historical and geographical reference point within the narrative of Israel’s conquest of Canaan. It is not developed as a theological concept, and the biblical material gives no doctrinal teaching specific to Madon itself. Its value lies in situating the conquest account within real places, rulers, and alliances.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In Joshua, Madon appears among the kings of the north who gathered to fight Israel after hearing of Joshua’s victories. The name is tied to the larger conquest narrative and the Lord’s granting victory to Israel over Canaanite opposition.",
  "background_historical_context": "Madon was a Canaanite royal city in the northern region of the land. Like other city-states of the period, it was governed by a king and could participate in military coalitions against rival powers.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish readers would have understood Madon as one of the concrete locations in Joshua’s conquest history. The text preserves the name as part of Israel’s remembrance of the defeated Canaanite kings.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Joshua 11:1-3",
    "Joshua 12:19"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Joshua 11:10-12"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew place-name transliterated as Madon; the biblical text preserves it as a geographic proper name.",
  "theological_significance": "Madon itself does not teach a doctrine, but it contributes to the historical reliability and narrative coherence of Joshua’s conquest account.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper noun, Madon belongs to the category of historical reference rather than abstract theological idea. Its significance is located in what the text reports about real places and events.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not turn Madon into a doctrinal term or build symbolism on the name itself. Its role in Scripture is primarily geographical and historical.",
  "major_views_note": "There is little interpretive debate about the biblical function of Madon; the main issue is identification and location, not theology.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Madon supports the historical setting of Joshua but does not establish a separate doctrine. Any broader theological conclusion should come from the surrounding biblical context, not the place-name alone.",
  "practical_significance": "Madon reminds readers that Scripture is rooted in real geography and historical events, not myth or abstraction.",
  "meta_description": "Madon is a biblical place-name in Joshua: a Canaanite city whose king joined the northern coalition defeated by Israel.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/madon/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/madon.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}