Place
Taanach
- Type
- City
- Location
- 32.522°, 35.219°
A sandy place, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, on the south-western border of the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles south of Megiddo.
- Other names
- Part of
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A sandy place, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, on the south-western border of the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles south of Megiddo. Its king was conquered by Joshua (12:21). It was assigned to the Levites of the family of Kohath (17:11-18; 21:25). It is mentioned in the song of Deborah (Judg. 5:19). It is identified with the small modern village of Ta’annuk.
In Scripture
7 verses in 4 books
- Joshua12:21; 17:11; 21:25
- Judges1:27; 5:19
- 1 Kings4:12
- 1 Chronicles7:29
Source: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC-BY-SA-4.0)