Timnah

[Easton] A portion. (1.) A town of Judah (Josh. 15:10). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz (2 Chr. 28:18). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan (Josh. 19:43), and also with Timnath (Judg. 14:1, 5). (2.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:57)= Tibna near Jeba’. (3.) A “duke” or sheik of Edom (Gen. 36:40). [Smith] (portion). A place which formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of the allotment of Judah. (Joshua 15:10) It is probably identical with the Thimnathah of (Joshua 19:43) and that again with the Timnath, or, more accurately, Timnathah, of Samson (Judges 14:1,2,5) and the Thamnatha of the Maccabees. The modern representative of all these various forms of the same name is probably Tibneh, a village about two miles west of Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh). In the later history of the Jews, Timnah must have been a conspicuous place. It was fortified by Bacchides as one of the most important military posts of Judea. 1 Macc. 9:50. A town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:57) A distinct place from that just examined. Inaccurately written Timnath in the Authorized Version, the scene of the adventure of Judah with his daughter in-law Tamar. (Genesis 38:12,13,14) There is nothing here to indicate its position. It may be identified either with the Timnah in the mountains of Judah No. 23 or with the Timnathath of Samson [No. 1]. [Hitchcock] forbidding [Nave] –1. A duke of Edom Ge 36:40 ; 1Ch 1:51 –2. A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:10 ; 2Ch 28:18 –3. A city in the mountains of Judah Jos 15:57 [OpenBible.info] ~ [STEPBible TIPNR] A location only mentioned at Jos.15.57) only referred to as Timnah (תִּמְנָה). [Theographic] A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:57)= Tibna near Jeba’.