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Tephon (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

One of the towns in Jud^a f ortilied by Bacchides ( 1 Mac 9°"). Josephus gives the name as Tochoa (Toxod, Ant. XIII. 1. 3), which is suggestive of Tekoa ; but he always writes this place QcKuia, or Q^kuL Tephon was probably an old Tappuah ; but whether it was Tappuah 1 or 2, or Beth-tappuah, is uncertain. The occurrence of the name with Timnath and Pharathon suggests Tappuah 2. See Timnath. C. W. Wilson.

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Tephon te'-fon (he Tepho): In 1 Macc 9:50, a city of Judea fortified by Bacchides, probably the "Beth-tappuah" of Jos 15:53, near Hebron. Josephus (Ant., XII, i, 3) calls it "Tochoa."

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Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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