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Timnath-heres

תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס · tim.nat che.res · H8556Aתִּמְנַת סֶ֫רַח · tim.nat se.rach · H8556B“or Timnath-serah, image of the sun; numbering of the rest” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 2 books, most in Joshua (2)

Where it is

EnamEnamTappuahHosahHosahKanahKanahBaal-shalishahBaal-shalishahShilohShilohTimnath-heresabout 39 km across

32.12° N, 35.15° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Joshua · 2Judges · 1
Counted from 3 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Timnath-heres, also known as Timnath-serah, was a town in the hill country of Ephraim that was allotted to Joshua, the son of Nun, as his inheritance after the conquest of Canaan (Josh. 19:50). The name "Timnath-heres" means "portion of the sun," while "Timnath-serah" means "portion of abundance." Joshua built the city and settled there (Josh. 19:50). After Joshua's death, he was buried in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres (Judg. 2:9; Josh. 24:30). The town became a symbol of Joshua's leadership and faithfulness in serving the Lord throughout his life. Its location is believed to be at modern-day Khirbet Tibnah, approximately 20 miles southwest of Shechem.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 2 mentions

Joshua 19:50According to Yahweh’s commandment, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.Joshua 24:30They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

Judges 1 mention

Judges 2:9They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

What the dictionary says

Portion of the sun, where Joshua was buried (Judg. 2:9).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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