Atomic Bible

Canaanite city allotted to Ephraim and Manasseh

Tappuah

Named in 4 verses of Joshua, first in Joshua 12:17.

תַּפּוּחַTappuah

עֵין תַּפּוּחַEn-tappuah

Also called En-tappuah.

The name means “apple; swelling.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Tappuah Written by AI

Tappuah (also known as En-tappuah) was a Canaanite city located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh. It is first mentioned in the list of cities conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:17). During the allotment of the land, Tappuah itself was assigned to Manasseh, but the land surrounding the city belonged to Ephraim (Josh. 16:8; 17:8). The city served as a boundary marker between the two tribes (Josh. 17:7-8). The name "Tappuah" means "apple" or "apple tree," possibly indicating the presence of fruit trees in the area. The prefix "En-" suggests that the city may have been associated with a spring or well.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Tappuah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Apple-region. (1.) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:17; 15:34). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem.

(2.) A town on the border of Ephraim (Josh. 16:8). The “land” of Tappuah fell to Manasseh, but the “city” to Ephraim (17:8).

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(3.) En-tappuah, the well of the apple, probably one of the springs near Yassuf (Josh. 17:7).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Joshua 12:17

    the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

  2. Joshua 16:8

    From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,

  3. Joshua 17:7

    Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

  4. Joshua 17:8

    The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.