a city of the Levites, of the family of Merari, in the tribe
of Gad, upon the brook Jabbok, Joshua xxi, 38; xiii, 26. The name
_Mahanaim_ signifies two hosts,” or two fields.” The patriarch gave it
this name because in this place he had a vision of angels coming to meet
him, Genesis xxxii, 2. Mahanaim was the seat of the kingdom of
Ishbosheth, after the death of Saul, 2 Sam. ii, 9, 12. It was also to
this place that David retired during the usurpation of Absalom, 2 Sam.
xvii, 24; and this rebellious son was subdued, and suffered death, not
far from this city.
of Gad, upon the brook Jabbok, Joshua xxi, 38; xiii, 26. The name
_Mahanaim_ signifies two hosts,” or two fields.” The patriarch gave it
this name because in this place he had a vision of angels coming to meet
him, Genesis xxxii, 2. Mahanaim was the seat of the kingdom of
Ishbosheth, after the death of Saul, 2 Sam. ii, 9, 12. It was also to
this place that David retired during the usurpation of Absalom, 2 Sam.
xvii, 24; and this rebellious son was subdued, and suffered death, not
far from this city.