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Taralah [some Tara’lah] (Heb. Taratlah’, , reeling; Sept. v.r. ; Vulg. Thairem), a town in the western section of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Irpeel and Zelah (Jos 18:27). Schwarz suggests (Palest. p. 128) that it is perhaps the village’ Thaniel=Thariel, in the neighborhood of Lod, probably meaning Neby Daniyal, two miles south of … Continue reading “Taralah”

Tarah (Heb. Te’rach, [in pause Tdrach, ], wandering or delay; Sept. v.r. ; Vulg. Thaire), a station of the Israelites in the desert, situated between Tahath and Mithcah (Num 33:27); perhaps in the great Wady el-Jerafeh, opposite Mount Hor. SEE EXODE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Tarah stopping; station, an encampment of … Continue reading “Tarah”

Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus, Saints Martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (about 304). The “Martyrologium Hieronymian.” contains the names of these three martyrs on four different days (the four days 8-11 October evidently signify no more than the date on a single day), with the topographical identification: “In Tarso Cilicie”, on 27 Sept. (ed. De Rossi-Duchesne, … Continue reading “Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus, Saints”

Tarachus, also called Victor Tarachus, also called Victor, martyr, an Isaurian from Claudiopolis, and a soldier, who left the army on the outbreak of Diocletian’s persecution. The Acts of Tarachus and his companions Probus and Andronicus are one of the most genuine pieces of Christian antiquity. They were first pub. by Baronius in his Annals, … Continue reading “Tarachus, also called Victor”

Tarabotti, Helena Nun and authoress, b. at Venice, 1605; d. there 1652. Obliged by her father, who was descended from a family of Bergamo, to enter the Convent of Sta. Anna at Venice, at the age of eleven years, she remained there, under the name of Arcangela, without any religious vocation. In earnest study, her … Continue reading “Tarabotti, Helena”

Tappush Tap’push. (the apple-city). 1. A city of Judah, of the Shefelah, or lowland. Jos 15:34. 2. A place on the boundary, of the “children of Joseph.” Jos 16:8; Jos 17:8. Its full name was probably En-tappuah. Jos 17:7. (“Around the city, was a district called, the land of Tappuah; the city belonged to Ephraim, … Continue reading “Tappush”

Tappuah, Land of [Tappu’ah] District apparently in the locality of TAPPUAH, No. 2. Jos 17:8. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

TAPPUAH 1. Now Teffuh, a town among the hills northwest of Hebron, Jos 1:17 ; 15:53.2. Another city of Judah, southwest of Hebron, Jos 15:34 .3. A town on the line of Ephraim and Manesseh, Jos 15:34 .4. A descendant of Caleb, 1Ch 2:43 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Tappuah [some Tappu’ah] (Heb. … Continue reading “Tappuah”

Tappan, William Bingham an American divine, was born at Beverly, Mass., in 1794, entered the service of the American Sunday-school Union in 1826, and continued this connection until his death, at West Needham, Mass., in 1849. He published, among other poetical works, Poetry of the Heart (Worcester, 1845. 12mo). Sacred and Miscellaneous Poems (Boston, 1846, … Continue reading “Tappan, William Bingham”

Tappan, Henry Philip, D.D., LL.D a distinguished educator, was born at Rhinebeck on the Hudson, April 23, 1805. He graduated from Union College in 1825, and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1827; became assistant to the Reverend Dr. Van Vechten, in the Reformed Dutch Church at Schenectady; the next year was settled as pastor of … Continue reading “Tappan, Henry Philip, D.D., LL.D”