MAON; MAONITES. ma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex Alexandrinus Maon): (1) A town in the mountain of Judah named along with Carmel and Ziph (Joshua 15:55). It appears again as the home …

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In this district, the wilderness of Maon, David was hiding when his whereabouts was betrayed to Saul by the men of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:24 f), and only a timely raid by the Philistines delivered him out of that monarch's hands (1 Samuel 23:27).

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Rock of Escape (Maon) and surrounding area. Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0. Additional data from OpenBible.info

Maon: D-16 on the Map. Maon T. Ma`in. in hill country of Judah, Josh. 15. 55; associated with David, 1 Sam. 23. 24; 25. 2; cf: 1 Chr. 2. 45. 1 Samuel 23:24 - And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in …

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Horvat Maon/Horvat Ma'on, [1] [2] Arabic: Khirbet Ma'in [3] [4] or Tell Máîn (SWP map No. 25), is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, West Bank, rising 863 metres (2,831 ft) above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on (Hebrew: מעון) have been excavated.

Maon is a town mentioned in the Old Testament, located in the hill country of Judah. It is situated near the wilderness of Paran and the desert of Ziph. The site is identified with modern-day Khirbet Ma‘in, approximately 8 miles south of Hebron.