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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Tirzah. Every Tirzah in the Bible

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    Tirzah

    תִּרְצָה

    Tirzah, a Canaanite city captured by Joshua, later served as the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel before Samaria (Josh. 12:24; 1Kgs. 14:17; 15:21, 33; 16:6-23).

    Where the story of Tirzah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Tirzah, framed to them: Tirzah. 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.Tirzah
    Where the gazetteer locates Tirzah
    verses
    13
    first named
    Joshua 12:24
    last named
    Song of Songs 6:4
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.29°N · 35.34°E
    settlement32.29°N · 35.34°E

    Tell el Farah (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Tirzah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Tirzah was a Canaanite city that was captured by Joshua during the conquest of Canaan (Josh. 12:24). It later became the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Jeroboam I, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri (1Kgs. 14:17; 15:21, 33; 16:6-23). Tirzah served as the royal residence and administrative center until Omri built Samaria, which then became the new capital (1Kgs. 16:23-24). The city is also mentioned in the Song of Solomon, where the beauty of the Shulammite woman is likened to that of Tirzah (Sng.6.4). Tirzah's exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in the hill country of Samaria, possibly near modern-day Tell el-Far'ah, about 7 miles northeast of Nablus.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 13, across 4 books. The name is written 14 times in them.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      12:24

    2. 1 Kings9 verses

      14:1715:2115:3316:616:816:916:1516:1716:23

    3. 2 Kings2 verses

      15:1415:16

    4. Song of Songs1 verse

      6:4

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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 Baasha’s reign and Zimri’s reignReignReign is a concept gathering 158 labelled instances in the text.via Zimri’s reignElahSon of Baasha, king of Israelvia Zimri’s reignZimriKing of Israel, reigned seven daysvia Baasha’s reignAsa’s reignAsa’s reign is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Baasha’s reignBaashaThird king of Israel who ruled for 24 years.via Baasha’s reignNadabKing of Israel, son of Jeroboam I, reigned briefly.

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