Tiphsah (2 Kings 15)
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Other places named Tiphsah: Tiphsah (1 Kings 4).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tappuah |
| Most likely | another name for Tappuah (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.104° N, 35.230° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 15:16 |
Tiphsah (2 Kings 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Tappuah (medium 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 Tappuah | medium (58%) | 32.104° N, 35.230° E |
| Khirbet Tafsah | very low (9%) | 32.167° N, 35.170° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 15:16Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
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.