Judges 11:33
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
And he smote them from Aroer,.... A city which lay near the river Arnon, on the borders of Moab, Deuteronomy 3:12
even till thou come to Minnith; which seems to have been a place famous for wheat, Ezekiel 27:17 so David de Pomis {a} says it was a place where the best wheat grew. Jerom says {b} in his time was shown a village called Mannith, four miles from Esbus (or Heshbon), as you go to Philadelphia. Josephus {c} calls it Maniathe, and it is thought by some to be the Anitha of Ptolemy {d}, which he places in Arabia Petraea even "twenty cities"; which he pursued them through and took:
and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter; or, Abel Ceramim. Jerom says {e} in his time was seen a village called Abela, planted with vineyards, seven miles from Philadelphia:
Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel; so that they were not able to oppress them any more.
{a} Tzemach David, fol. 81. 3.
{b} De loc. Heb. fol. 93. E.
{c} Antiqu. l. 5. c. 7. sect. 10.
{d} Geograph. l. 5. c. 17.
{e} De loc. Heb. fol. 88. K.