Tappuah

Son of Hebron

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Tappuah was a son of Hebron, who was a descendant of Caleb in the tribe of Judah. He is mentioned in Chronicles as part of the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. His name is also associated with several places in the Promised Land, which may indicate that his descendants settled in these areas.

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Mentioned in the Genealogy of Hebron

Tappuah is listed as one of the sons of Hebron in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles.

43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
וּבְנֵ֖י חֶבְר֑וֹן קֹ֥רַח וְתַפֻּ֖חַ וְרֶ֥קֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃ ‬

Descendants of Hebron

Hebron, Tappuah's father, was a son of Caleb, one of the most important figures in the tribe of Judah.

42The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
וּבְנֵ֤י כָלֵב֙ אֲחִ֣י יְרַחְמְאֵ֔ל מֵישָׁ֥ע בְּכֹר֖וֹ ה֣וּא אֲבִי־זִ֑יף וּבְנֵ֥י מָרֵשָׁ֖ה אֲבִ֥י חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ ‬
43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
וּבְנֵ֖י חֶבְר֑וֹן קֹ֥רַח וְתַפֻּ֖חַ וְרֶ֥קֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃ ‬

Tappuah as a place name in Joshua

The name Tappuah also appears as a place name in connection with the land distribution under Joshua, which may indicate a link between the person and the place.

17the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חֵ֖פֶר אֶחָֽד׃ ‬

Tappuah in Judah's inheritance

The city of Tappuah is mentioned as part of the territory of the tribe of Judah in the land distribution.

34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
וְזָנ֙וֹחַ֙ וְעֵ֣ין גַּנִּ֔ים תַּפּ֖וּחַ וְהָעֵינָֽם׃ ‬

En-Tappuah on the border between Manasseh and Ephraim

The place En-Tappuah is mentioned in connection with the boundary between the inheritances of Manasseh and Ephraim, showing the geographical spread of the name.

7The border of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath, which lies east of Shechem; then the border went south to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
וַיְהִ֤י גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וְהָלַ֤ךְ הַגְּבוּל֙ אֶל־הַיָּמִ֔ין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י עֵ֥ין תַּפּֽוּחַ׃ ‬
8The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on Manasseh's border, belonged to the sons of Ephraim.
לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה הָיְתָ֖ה אֶ֣רֶץ תַּפּ֑וּחַ וְתַפּ֛וּחַ אֶל־גְּב֥וּל מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לִבְ‪[t]‬נֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ‬

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