Taanach
Taanach, a Canaanite city allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, later designated as a Levitical city.
The name Taanach means “who humbles thee; who answers thee”
PlaceOld Testament4 books8 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Tell Ta’anakh
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.522° N, 35.219° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- Joshua 12:21תַּעֲנָךְ · Taanach…the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
- Joshua 17:11תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachWithin Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- Joshua 21:25תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachAnd from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Judges 1:27תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachAt that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
- Judges 5:19תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachKings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
- 1 Kings 4:12תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachBaana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- 1 Chronicles 6:70עָנֵר · AnerAnd from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
- 1 Chronicles 7:29תַּעֲנָךְ · TaanachAnd along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.