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Taanach
Town or city mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (3), Judges (2), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Joshua 12:21 first mention — The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
- Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Joshua 21:25 — And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
- Judges 1:27 — Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- Judges 5:19 — The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
- 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Chronicles 7:29 — And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
Nearby places
- Megiddo 8 km
- Valley of Jezreel 9 km
- Hepher 9 km
- Ibleam 11 km
- Jezreel 11 km
- Ophrah 11 km
- Dothan 12 km
- Beth-eked 14 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.