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    place · also Tophetteh

    Topheth

    תֹּ֫פֶת

    Topheth, located in the Valley of Hinnom (also called the Valley of Slaughter or Baca Valley) south of Jerusalem, was a site of pagan child sacrifice that was defiled by King Josiah (2Ki.23.10; Jer.7.31-32; 19:2, 6, 11-14; 32:35; Isa.30.33).

    Where the story of Topheth happensTopheth, and the 23 best-attested of 36 places the claims reach, framed to them: Topheth, Kiriath-jearim, Beersheba, En-rogel, En-shemesh, Achor_Valley, Adullam, Ain, Ataroth-addar, Azekah, Baalah_Mount, Beth-aven, Beth-hoglah, Beth-pelet, Beth-shemesh, Bethel, Chesalon, Debir, Dibon, Gilgal, Hazar-shual, Hebron, Jarmuth, Jekabzeel. 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.TophethKiriath-jearimBeershebaEn-rogelAchor_ValleyAdullamAinAtaroth-addarAzekahBaalah_MountBeth-avenBethelDebirDibonHebron
    Topheth, and the 23 best-attested of 36 places the claims reach
    verses
    17
    first named
    Joshua 15:8
    last named
    Jeremiah 19:14
    feature
    valley
    coordinates
    31.77°N · 35.23°E
    valley31.77°N · 35.23°E

    Hinnom Valley (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Topheth in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Topheth was a place located in the Valley of Hinnom (also known as the Valley of Slaughter or Baca Valley), south of Jerusalem, where pagan child sacrifices were performed (2Ki.23.10; Jer.7.31-32; 19:2, 6, 11-14; 32:35; Isa.30.33). The name "Topheth" is believed to derive from the Hebrew word for "fireplace" or "hearth," indicating its association with burning. The Valley of Hinnom was used as a burial ground (Jer.19.11) and a place of idolatrous worship, where people burned their children as offerings to the Canaanite god Molech (2Ch.28.3; 33:6). King Josiah defiled Topheth to put an end to these practices (2Ki.23.10). The valley became a symbol of divine judgment and a metaphor for hell (Isa.30.33). In the New Testament, the Greek word "Gehenna," derived from "Valley of Hinnom," is used to refer to the place of eternal punishment (Matt 5:22, 29, 30; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mrk.9.43, 45, 47; Luke 12:5; Jas.3.6).

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    and 36 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 17, across 7 books. The name is written 26 times in them.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      15:818:16

    2. 2 Kings1 verse

      23:10

    3. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      28:333:6

    4. Nehemiah1 verse

      11:30

    5. Psalms1 verse

      84:6

    6. Isaiah1 verse

      30:33

    7. Jeremiah9 verses

      7:317:3219:219:619:1119:1219:1319:1432:35

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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 Benjamin Border and Judah Northern BorderBorderBorder is a concept gathering 54 labelled instances in the text.via Benjamin Border and Judah Northern BorderKiriath-jearimA city where the ark residedvia LORD’s disaster of Topheth, Plans, City, and VillagesDisasterDisaster is a concept gathering 28 labelled instances in the text.via LORD’s disaster of Topheth, Plans, City, and VillagesLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Ahaz’s incenseAhazKing of Judah, son of Jothamvia Ahaz’s incenseHigh PlaceHigh Place is a concept gathering 31 labelled instances in the text.via Ahaz’s incenseHillHill is a concept gathering 51 labelled instances in the text.via Ahaz’s incenseIncenseIncense is a concept gathering 12 labelled instances in the text.via Benjamin BorderBenjamin TerritoryBenjamin Territory is a place attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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