Bible Dictionary
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Tabor, The Plain Of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
“The plain of Tabor” is probably an incorrect translation of “the oak of Tabor.” It was a landmark on Saul’s journey home after Samuel anointed him.
Tabret
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
A tabret was a small hand drum or tambourine, commonly played by women during celebrations. In some older translations, a different word in Job 17:6 was mistakenly rendered “tabret.”
TABRIMMON
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabrimmon was the son of Hezion and the father of Ben-hadad, king of Syria. He is mentioned in the account of Asa’s alliance with the Syrian king.
Tabrimon
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabrimon, meaning “good is Rimmon,” was the father of Ben-hadad, king of Syria. His name reflects the worship of the Syrian deity Rimmon.
Tache
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
A tache was a small hook, clasp, or fastening used to join or suspend the curtains of the tabernacle. The term occurs in descriptions of the sanctuary’s curtains and veil.
Taches
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
Taches were hooks or clasps that connected the curtains of the tabernacle. They helped join the separate curtain sections into the sanctuary’s coverings.
Tachmonite
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tachmonite was a designation associated with Jashobeam, one of David’s chief warriors. The name is connected with the family or locality of Hachmoni.
Tachmonite, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
“The Tachmonite” refers to Jashobeam, a chief among David’s mighty men. The wording is uncertain, and the parallel account identifies him as Jashobeam the Hachmonite.
Tackling
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
Tackling means the ropes, equipment, and other gear of a ship. In Paul’s voyage to Rome, the sailors threw much of the ship’s tackling overboard during the storm.
Tadmor
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tadmor was a city built by Solomon in the wilderness, identified with Palmyra in Syria. It stood at an important location for caravan trade between the Mediterranean region and the lands beyond the Euphrates.
Tahan
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tahan was a descendant of Ephraim and an ancestor in the genealogical records of that tribe. He is also listed as a son of Telah.
Tahanites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Tahanites were the descendants or clan of Tahan, an Ephraimite family mentioned in the wilderness census.
Tahapanes
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tahapanes was another name for Tahpanhes, an Egyptian city near the eastern border of Lower Egypt. Jewish refugees settled there after the fall of Jerusalem, and Jeremiah delivered warnings there.
TAHASH
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tahash was a son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah. The name is also associated with a Hebrew term for a type of leather or the animal from which it came.
Tahath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tahath was a desert station on Israel’s wilderness journey, listed between Makheloth and Tarah. Its location has not been identified.
TAHCHEMONITE
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Tahchemonite was the family or clan designation of Jashobeam, one of David’s chief warriors. The parallel account in Chronicles calls him a Hachmonite.
TAHPANHES
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tahpanhes was an important Egyptian city on the eastern frontier of Lower Egypt, near the route to Palestine. Jewish refugees fled there after Jerusalem’s destruction, and Jeremiah prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar would bring judgment upon Egypt and Tahpanhes.
Tahpanhes, Tehaphnehes, Tahapanes
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tahpanhes, also called Tehaphnehes or Tahapanes, was an Egyptian city where Jewish fugitives settled after Gedaliah’s death. Jeremiah pronounced judgment there and hid stones at Pharaoh’s palace.
Tahpenes
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tahpenes was an Egyptian queen, wife of the Pharaoh who received Hadad the Edomite. She gave her sister in marriage to Hadad and helped raise their son Genubath.
Tahrea
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tahrea was a descendant of Gibeon, identified as the son of Micah and a descendant of Mephibosheth. He appears in the genealogical record of Benjamin.
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