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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54380" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54380" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> TEPHON </strong> . One of the towns in Judæa fortified by [[Bacchides]] ( 1Ma 9:50 ). [[Tephon]] was probably an old <strong> [[Tappuah]] </strong> ; but whether it was Tappuah <strong> 1 </strong> or <strong> 2 </strong> , or Bethtappuah, is uncertain. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9019" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9019" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
TEPHON . One of the towns in Judæa fortified by Bacchides ( 1Ma 9:50 ). Tephon was probably an old Tappuah ; but whether it was Tappuah 1 or 2 , or Bethtappuah, is uncertain.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
tē´fon ( ή Τεφώ , hē Tephṓ ): In 1 Maccabees 9:50 , a city of Judea fortified by Bacchides, probably the "Beth-tappuah" of Joshua 15:53 , near Hebron. Josephus ( Ant. , Xii , i, 3) calls it "Tochoa."
