Biblical place
Where was Tahpanhes?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Defenneh.
First appears in Jeremiah 2:16 · 2 books · 5 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Defenneh.
Tahpanhes is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Defenneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 2:16 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 116 km away in the local coordinate layer.
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About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 311 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Tahpanhes today
Travel to Tahpanhes, the modern-day Tell Defenneh.
Tahpanhes is commonly identified with Tell Defenneh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Tahpanhes is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.