Biblical place
Where was Timnah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Main.
First appears in Joshua 15:57 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
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. Modern identification: Tel Main.
Timnah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Main. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:57 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Timnah today
Travel to Timnah, the modern-day Tel Main.
Timnah is commonly identified with Tel Main, 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.
Timnah 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention