Yehoshua 12:17

17 The Melech Tapuach, one; the Melech Chepher, one;

Yehoshua 12:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 12:17

The king of Tappuah, one
Which Jerom calls ^F12 Thaffu; it signifies an apple, and perhaps had its name from plenty of that fruit that grew there: a city of this name fell to the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:34 ) ; where also was another place called Bethtappuah, ( Joshua 15:53 ) ; and both different from another Tappuah on the border of Manasseh, which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, ( Joshua 17:8 ) ; by some thought to be meant here:

the king of Hepher, one;
mention is made of Gittahhepher as on the border of Zebulun, ( Joshua 19:13 ) ; the same with Gathhepher, of which place was the Prophet Jonah, ( 2 Kings 14:25 ) ; and of the land of Hepher in ( 1 Kings 4:10 ) ; which is said by Jerom to be in the same tribe, and not far from Diocaesarea or Zippore; and we read of a Chepher or Hepher in the Jewish writings ^F13, which, according to the account of it there given, could not be far from the same place, at least it must be less than twelve miles from it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 De loc. Heb. fol. 95. C.
F13 T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 37. 3. Vajikra Rabba, sect. 20. fol. 161. 4.

Yehoshua 12:17 In-Context

15 The Melech Livnah, one; the Melech Adullam, one;

16 The Melech Makkedah, one; the Melech Beit-El, one;

17 The Melech Tapuach, one; the Melech Chepher, one;

18 The Melech Aphek, one; the Melech Lasharon, one;

19 The Melech Madon, one; the Melech Chatzor, one;