Where is Tappuah in the Bible?
Tappuah was a Canaanite city located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh. Tappuah appears in 4 verses of the Bible.
What happened at Tappuah?
Tappuah (also known as En-tappuah) was a Canaanite city located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh. It is first mentioned in the list of cities conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:17). During the allotment of the land, Tappuah itself was assigned to Manasseh, but the land surrounding the city belonged to Ephraim (Josh. 16:8; 17:8). The city served as a boundary marker between the two tribes (Josh. 17:7-8). The name "Tappuah" means "apple" or "apple tree," possibly indicating the presence of fruit trees in the area. The prefix "En-" suggests that the city may have been associated with a spring or well.
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Tappuah appear in the Bible?
Tappuah is referenced in 4 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Joshua 12:17
- Joshua 16:8
- Joshua 17:7
- Joshua 17:8
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Tappuah.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Tappuah?
Tappuah appears in 4 verses, all of them in Joshua.
Which books of the Bible mention Tappuah?
Just one: Joshua.
Where can I read every verse about Tappuah?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
