Taanach
Now Tell Ta’anakh.
location: likely
Named in 7 tagged verses in 4 books, first at Joshua 12:21.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.52° N, 35.22° E
- Nearest
- Naphath 7.8 km
- People
- 5 people
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 7 verses
Map
Taanach is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
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People
People named in the same verses as Taanach, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Taanach, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1450 BCWar with Canaanites1 shared verse
- 1277 BCDeliverance by Barak And Deborah1 shared verse
- 1014 BCReign of Solomon1 shared verse
Mentions
Begat counts Taanach in 7 tagged verses across 4 books.
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Every verse
All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Joshua3 verses
- 12:21
the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
- 17:11
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- 21:25
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
Judges2 verses
- 1:27
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
- 5:19
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
1 Kings1 verse
- 4:12
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 7:29
And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Taanach, by straight-line distance.
- Naphath7.8 km
- Armageddon7.8 km
- Valley of Jezreel8.6 km
- Hepher8.7 km
- West Manasseh9.6 km
- Beth-haggan10.1 km
- Bileam10.8 km
- Jezreel11.0 km
- Ramoth11.1 km
- Gur11.3 km