Tappuah
l.(BA om., Luc. Ba^- (fxiia) A town in the Shephelah mentioned between 678 TAiULAH TARGUM En-gaunim and Enam, and in the same group with Zauoah, Januuth, Adullam, and Socoh {Jos ly). It was probably to the N. of ^^^(ly cs-Sunt, but the site has not been recovered. Tristram (Bible Places, p. 48) proposes 'Ariuf, near Zo'rali ; G. A. Smitli (HGEL 202 n.) places it in Wady el- 'Afranj. 2. (B Ta^oi), Qa(t>ie, A 'E<t>(pou4, Ga0/?
iifl) A town on the border of Ephraim (Jos 16'), which lay witliin the territoiy of Ephraim, whilst its lands belonged to Manasscli (Jos 17"). It is men- tioned in connexion with the brook l>!anah {Wddi/ I^dna), and is probably the same place as En- tappuah. Tristram (Bible Places, p. 195) suggests 'Ati'if, on the N. side of JViicli/ cl-Fei-rah. See En-TAPPPAH. 3. (U 'Aracpoirr, A eaip()>ov) One of the towns W. of Jordan whose kings Joshua smote (Jos 12").
It is mentioned between Bethel and Hepher, and was perhaps the same place as No. 2 above ; but this is by no means certain. C. W. WILSOK.
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