Timnah
A portion. (1.) A town of Judah (Josh. 15:10). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz (2 Chr. 28:18). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan (Josh. 19:43), and also with Timnath (Judg. 14:1, 5). (2.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:57)= Tibna near Jeba'. (3.) A "duke" or sheik of Edom (Gen. 36:40).
Passages cited in this entry
Joshua 15:10 · 2 Chronicles 28:18 · Joshua 19:43 · Judges 14:1 · Joshua 15:57 · Genesis 36:40
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.