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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Timnah

The Philistine town where Samson saw the woman he wanted to marry. The riddle at that wedding feast started his long fight with the Philistines.

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First, in plain English

The Philistine town where Samson saw the woman he wanted to marry. The riddle at that wedding feast started his long fight with the Philistines.

Who this is

Timnah was a Philistine town, the hometown of the woman Samson wanted to marry, whose wedding feast triggered the riddle contest and violence that began Samson's long conflict with the Philistines.

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The word

H8553

Where it appears
  • Joshua 15:10
  • Judges 14:1
  • Judges 14:2
  • 2 Chronicles 28:18

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