Tappuah
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Other places named Tappuah: Tappuah (Joshua 15).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tell Abu Zarad (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.104° N, 35.230° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 12:17 |
Tappuah is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell Abu Zarad (medium confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Abu Zarad | medium (69%) | 32.104° N, 35.230° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 12:17The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
- Joshua 16:8The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
- Joshua 17:8Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.