Timnath-heres
Timnath-heres is a settlement mentioned in 3 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Tibnah. The name means “or Timnath-serah, image of the sun; numbering of the rest.”
Where is Timnath-heres?
Approx. 32.0081, 35.1073 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Tibnah | settlement | High |
Timnath-heres in the Bible dictionary
Portion of the sun, where Joshua was buried (Judg. 2:9). It was “in the mount of Ephraim, in the north side of the hill Gaash,” 10 miles south-west of Shechem. The same as the following.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Timnath-heres
- Joshua 19:50
According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath–serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
- Joshua 24:30
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
- Judges 2:9
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.