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16:6). According to Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Thena") it lay about 10 Roman miles East of Neapolis, on the road to the Jordan. Ptolemy speaks of Thena, probably the same place, as a town in Samaria (Jos 16:5).
Where is Taanath-shiloh in the Bible?
Taanath-shiloh was a landmark location on the eastern border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim, as recorded in Joshua 16:6. Located in the region of Samaria in central Palestine, it lay approximately 10 Roman miles east of Neapolis (modern Nablus) along the road toward the Jordan Valley and is likely identified with the village of Ta'na, situated about 7 miles southeast of Nablus. This boundary marker held geographical importance in defining the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim during the division of the Promised Land among the Israelite tribes.
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Taanath-shiloh
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)16:6). According to Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Thena") it lay about 10 Roman miles East of Neapolis, on the road to the Jordan. Ptolemy speaks of Thena, probably the same place, as a town in Samaria (Jos 16:5). It may be identified with Ta`na, a village about 7 miles Southeast of Nablus. Yanun, the ancient Janoah, lies 2 miles to the South. A Roman road from Neapolis to the Jordan valley passed this way. At Ta`na there are "foundations, caves, cisterns and rockcut tombs" (PEFM, II, 245). This identification being quite satisfactory, the Talmudic notion that Taanath-shiloh was the same place as Shiloh may be dismissed (Jerusalem Talmud, Meghillah, i).
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