- Timnath:
- Timnath is, in all probability, that in the border of Judah, between Jerusalem and Diospolis, given to Dan, and mentioned in the history of Samson as belonging to the Philistines. "And it came to pass¹ at that¹ time,ª that Judahª went downª° from¹¹ his brethren,ª and turned²° in¹ to¹ a certainª Adullamite,ª whose nameª [was] Hirah.ª" {Gen 38:1} + "And the borderª compassedª° from Baalahª¹ westwardª unto¹ mountª Seir,ª and passed²° along¹ unto¹ the sideª of mountª Jearim,ª which¹ [is] Chesalon,ª on the north side,ª¹ and went downª° to Bethshemesh,ª and passed onª° to Timnah:ª" {Jsh 15:10} + "Jarmuth,ª and Adullam,ª Socoh,ª and Azekah,ª" {Jsh 15:35} + "Zenan,ª and Hadashah,ª and Migdalgad,ª" {Jsh 15:37}, Timnah, "And Elon,ª and Thimnathah,ª and Ekron,ª" {Jsh 19:43}, Thimnathah, "And Samsonª went downª° to Timnath,ª and sawª° a womanª in Timnathª of the daughtersª¹ of the Philistines.ª" {Jdg 14:1}
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