Timnah in the Bible

Meaning: forbidding

Exact Match

They buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnah-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsAnger Of Man, Righteous

He went up and told his father and mother, and he said, "I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of [the] Philistines; so then, take her for me as a wife."

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Customs ConcerningWedding FeastsLeaving Parents For Spouse

And Samson and his father and mother went down to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah, and suddenly a young lion [came] roaring to meet him.

Verse ConceptsLionsVineyardChampionsIn Danger From Lions

Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

Then Samson's father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.

Verse ConceptsCustomFeastingBridegroomCeremoniesCelebrationsBanquets, Events CelebratedMarriage, Customs Concerning

Thematic Bible



And the Philistines, forcing their way into the towns of the lowlands and the south of Judah, had taken Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth and Soco, with their daughter-towns, as well as Timnah and Gimzo and their daughter-towns, and were living there.

Then turning west, the line goes from Baalah to Mount Seir, and on to the side of Mount Jearim (which is Chesalon) on the north, then down to Beth-shemesh, and on past Timnah:


And Hadad came to his end. Now the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth,

These are the names of the chiefs of Esau in the order of their families and their places: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,


Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten towns with their unwalled places.


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain