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Taphon

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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( Τεφώ ); Josephus, Τοχόα or Τοχόαν; Vulg. Thopo; Syr. Tefos), one of the cities in Judmae fortified by Bacchides (1 Maccabees 9:50). It is probably the BETH-TAPPUAIA (See BETH-TAPPUAIA) (q.v.) of the Old Test., which lay near Hebron. The form given by Josephus suggests Tekoa, but Grimm (Exeg. Handbuch) has pointed out that his equivalent for that name is Θεκωέ; and there is, besides, too much unanimity among the versions to allow of its being accepted.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Taphon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/taphon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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