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Tahpanhes

Tahpanhes (or Tehaphnehes), an Egyptian city where Jewish refugees, including Jeremiah, settled after the destruction of Jerusalem.
PlaceOld Testament2 books7 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Jeremiah 2:16; referred to as Tahpanhes or Tehaphnehes (תַּחְפַּנְחֵס).

Location

Identified as
Tell Defenneh
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
30.861° N, 32.171° E
Tahpanhes
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Glossary entries

Tahpanhes Tahapanes Tehaphnehes

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Jeremiah 2:16
    The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
  2. Jeremiah 43:7
    So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
  3. Jeremiah 43:8
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
  4. Jeremiah 43:9
    “In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
  5. Jeremiah 44:1
    This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
  6. Jeremiah 46:14
    “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
  7. Ezekiel 30:18
    The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.