Tiphsah (1 Kings 4)
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Other places named Tiphsah: Tiphsah (2 Kings 15).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Thapsacus (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 35.950° N, 38.167° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Kings 4:24 |
Tiphsah (1 Kings 4) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Thapsacus (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Thapsacus | high (75%) | 35.950° N, 38.167° E |
| Dibseh | very low (2%) | 35.950° N, 38.167° E |
Verses
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
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.