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== | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71825" /> == | ||
<p> '''Beth-tap'puah.''' ''(house of apples).'' One of the towns of Judah, in the mountainous district, and near Hebron. Joshua 15:53. Compare 1 Chronicles 2:43. Here, it has actually been discovered by Robinson, under the modern name of ''Teffuh'' , five miles west of Hebron, on a ridge of high table-land. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49901" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Beth-Tappuah]] </strong> (‘place of apples,’ Joshua 15:53 ). [[A]] town of Judah in the [[Hebron]] mountains (see <strong> [[Tappuah]] </strong> in 1 Chronicles 2:43 ). Now the village <em> Taffuh </em> , west of Hebron. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38999" /> == | |||
Joshua 15:53 | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30643" /> == | |||
Joshua 15:53 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24919" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Beyth- Tappu'ach, תִּפּוּחִ בֵּיתאּ '', apple-house,'' i.e. orchard; Sept. Βηθθαπφουέ v.r. Βαιθαχού ), a town of Judah, in the mountainous district, and near Hebron ( Joshua 15:53; comp. 1 Chronicles 2:43), where it has been discovered by Robinson (''Researches,'' 2, 428) under the modern name of ''Teffuh,'' 1.25 hour, about five miles, west of Hebron, on a ridge of high table-land. The terraces of the ancient cultivation still remain in use; and though the "apples" have disappeared, yet olive-groves and vineyards, with fields of grain, surround the place on every side (Schwarz, ''Palest.'' p. 105). (See [[Apple]]). </p> <p> The simple name of Tappuah was borne by another town of Judah, which lay in the rich lowland of the Shefela (Joshua 14:34). (See [[Tappuah]]). Also by one on the border between [[Manasseh]] and [[Ephraim]] ( Joshua 16:8). (See [[En-Tappuah]]). </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1878" /> == | |||
<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''tap´ū̇''''' -'''''a''''' ( בּית־תּפוּח , <i> '''''bēth''''' </i> - <i> '''''tappūaḥ''''' </i> ; Βεθθαπφουέ , <i> '''''Beththapphoué''''' </i> , "place of apples" (see however [[Apple]] )); [[A]] town in the hill country of Judah ( Joshua 15:53 ), probably near Hebron (el Tappuah, 1 Chronicles 2:43 ), possibly the same as [[Tephon]] (1 Macc 9:50). The village of <i> '''''Tuffūḥ''''' </i> , 3 1/2 miles Northwest of Hebron, is the probable site; it stands on the edge of a high ridge, surrounded by very fruitful gardens; an ancient highroad runs through the village, and there are many old cisterns and caves. (See <i> [[Pef]] </i> , [[Iii,]] 310, 379, Sh Xxi . ) </p> | |||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_71825"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_49901"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38999"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_38999"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_30643"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_24919"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_1878"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_1878"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/beth-tappuah Beth-Tappuah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, 12 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Beth-tap'puah. (house of apples). One of the towns of Judah, in the mountainous district, and near Hebron. Joshua 15:53. Compare 1 Chronicles 2:43. Here, it has actually been discovered by Robinson, under the modern name of Teffuh , five miles west of Hebron, on a ridge of high table-land.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Beth-Tappuah (‘place of apples,’ Joshua 15:53 ). A town of Judah in the Hebron mountains (see Tappuah in 1 Chronicles 2:43 ). Now the village Taffuh , west of Hebron.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 15:53
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Joshua 15:53
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Beyth- Tappu'ach, תִּפּוּחִ בֵּיתאּ , apple-house, i.e. orchard; Sept. Βηθθαπφουέ v.r. Βαιθαχού ), a town of Judah, in the mountainous district, and near Hebron ( Joshua 15:53; comp. 1 Chronicles 2:43), where it has been discovered by Robinson (Researches, 2, 428) under the modern name of Teffuh, 1.25 hour, about five miles, west of Hebron, on a ridge of high table-land. The terraces of the ancient cultivation still remain in use; and though the "apples" have disappeared, yet olive-groves and vineyards, with fields of grain, surround the place on every side (Schwarz, Palest. p. 105). (See Apple).
The simple name of Tappuah was borne by another town of Judah, which lay in the rich lowland of the Shefela (Joshua 14:34). (See Tappuah). Also by one on the border between Manasseh and Ephraim ( Joshua 16:8). (See En-Tappuah).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
beth -tap´ū̇ -a ( בּית־תּפוּח , bēth - tappūaḥ ; Βεθθαπφουέ , Beththapphoué , "place of apples" (see however Apple )); A town in the hill country of Judah ( Joshua 15:53 ), probably near Hebron (el Tappuah, 1 Chronicles 2:43 ), possibly the same as Tephon (1 Macc 9:50). The village of Tuffūḥ , 3 1/2 miles Northwest of Hebron, is the probable site; it stands on the edge of a high ridge, surrounded by very fruitful gardens; an ancient highroad runs through the village, and there are many old cisterns and caves. (See Pef , Iii, 310, 379, Sh Xxi . )
References
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Beth-Tappuah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
