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    Taanach

    תַּעֲנָךְ

    Taanach, a Canaanite city allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, later designated as a Levitical city (Josh. 12:21; 17:11; 21:25).

    Where the story of Taanach happensWhere the gazetteer locates Taanach, framed to them: Taanach. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Taanach
    Where the gazetteer locates Taanach
    verses
    8
    first named
    Joshua 12:21
    last named
    1 Chronicles 7:29
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.52°N · 35.22°E
    settlement32.52°N · 35.22°E

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    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Taanach in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Taanach, also known as Aner, was a Canaanite city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 12:21; 17:11). However, the Manassites did not drive out the Canaanites from Taanach, and instead put them to forced labor (Judg. 1:27). Taanach was later designated as a Levitical city given to the Kohathite clan (Josh. 21:25; 1Chr. 6:70). The city is mentioned in the song of Deborah as the site of a battle against the Canaanite king Jabin and his commander Sisera (Judg. 5:19). It was also included in the administrative district overseen by Baana, one of Solomon's twelve officers (1Kgs. 4:12). The strategic location of Taanach, near the intersection of important trade routes, made it a significant city in the region.

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    and 19 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 4 books.

    1. Joshua3 verses

      12:2117:1121:25

    2. Judges2 verses

      1:275:19

    3. 1 Kings1 verse

      4:12

    4. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      6:707:29

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israel’s giving of Pasturelands and Kohathite Pasturelands and Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and MegiddoIbleamA Levitical city in Issacharvia Allotment of Levite Pasturelands and Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and MegiddoAllotmentAllotment is a concept gathering 13 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s giving of Pasturelands and Kohathite PasturelandsCityCity is a concept gathering 369 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s giving of Pasturelands and Kohathite PasturelandsGivingGiving is a concept gathering 561 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s giving of Pasturelands and Kohathite PasturelandsIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Israel’s giving of Pasturelands and Kohathite PasturelandsLeviSon of Jacob; progenitor of the Levitesvia Allotment of Levite PasturelandsAijalonA Levitical city in Dan, site of Joshua's miracle.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsDanIsraelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsEltekehCity in Dan's territory; later given to the Levites

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