A town in the territory of Judah and later assigned to Simeon.
About Moladah
One of the cities belonging to Judah’s tribe (Jos 15:26), later assigned to Simeon (Jos 19:2; 1 Chr 4:28). The people of Judah resettled that area after the exile (Neh 11:26).
Some consider Moladah identical to Malatha, which became an Idumean fortress occupied by the Edomites (Josephus’s Antiquities 18.6.2). Others place it by Jattir, at modern Khureibet el-Waten, as do Jerome and Eusebius. The evidence is, however, too obscure to make certain identification.
Key References
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
All Scripture References (4)
Joshua (2)
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
1 Chronicles (1)
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
Nehemiah (1)
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;