Timnath-serah
TIMNATH-SERAH
Or Timnath-Heres, Jdg 2:9, a town in Ephraim, which yielded to Joshua a home, an income, and a burial-place, Jos 19:50 ; 24:30. The site the Jewish leader is supposed to have chosen, now called Tibneh, lies in a rough and mountainous region on the road from Gophna to Antipatris.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Timnath-serah
remaining portion, the city of Joshua in the hill country of Ephraim, the same as Timnath-heres (Josh. 19:50; 24:30). “Of all sites I have See n,” says Lieut. Col. Conder, “none is so striking as that of Joshua’s home, surrounded as it is with deep valleys and wild, rugged hills.” Opposite the town is a hill, on the northern side of which there are many excavated sepulchres. Among these is the supposed tomb of Joshua, which is said to be “the most striking monument in the country.” It is a “square chamber with five excavations in three of its sides, the central one forming a passage leading into a second chamber beyond. A great number of lamp-niches cover the walls of the porch, upwards of two hundred, arranged in vertical rows. A single cavity with a niche for a lamp has been thought to be the resting-place of the warrior-chief of Israel.” The modern Kefr Haris, 10 miles south-west of Shechem.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Timnath-Serah
TIMNATH-SERAH.The city in Mount Ephraim given to Joshua (Jos 19:50), where he was buried (Jos 24:30), lying on the N. of the Mountain of Gaash (Jdg 2:9 Timnath-heres). Josephus calls the burial-place of Joshua Thamna, and this probably corresponds to Timnath of 1Ma 9:50, although there it is reckoned to Juda. It was head of a Jewish toparchy, and is named with Lydda and Emmaus (BJ III. iii. 5, etc.). The Onomasticon identifies it with Tibneh, where there are remains of an important place, with a spring and ancient tombs, on the Roman road from Csarea to Jerusalem, about 14 miles N.E. of Ludd (Lydda). The tombs are on the S. of the road. One, distinguished by size and workmanship, may be that pointed out as Joshuas in the time of Eusebius and Jerome. The Samaritans place the burial of Joshua at Kefr Hris, a village some 10 miles S. of Nblus, with two sanctuaries to the E., one of which, Neby Kift (the prophet of the portion or lot), may be identified with Joshua. In this case, only the second element in the name has survived. Heres, it will be observed, simply reverses the order of the letters in Serah.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Timnath-Serah
tim-nath-sera ( , timnath serah; Codex Vaticanus , Thamarchares; Codex Alexandrinus , Thamathsara): This place, assigned as an inheritance to Joshua, is described as being in Mt. Ephraim, on the north side of the mountain of Gaash (Jos 19:50; Jos 24:30). Here, when his work was done, the great leader was laid to rest. The mountain of Gaash unfortunately cannot be identified. Josephus says that Joshua was buried at Thamna, a city of Ephraim (Ant., V, i, 29), which probably corresponds to Thamna, the head of a Jewish toparchy (BJ, III, iii, 5). Vespasian marched from Thamnatha to Lydda, which apparently was near (IV, viii, 1). The place was taken and reduced to slavery by Cassius (Ant., XIV, xi, 2). It was put in charge of John the Essene at the beginning of the Jewish war (BJ, II, xx, 4). Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. Thamna and Thamnathsara) identifies it with Timnath of Gen 38:12 the King James Version, placing it in the mountain in the tribe of Dan (or Judah), on the way from Diospolis (Lydda) to Jerusalem. The tomb of Joshua was still shown there. This points to Tibneh, in the uplands 12 miles Northeast of Lydda. South of the village, in the face of a rock, are a series of rock-hewn tombs, the largest of which, containing 14 loculi, and a small chamber behind with one loculus, may be that associated with Joshua by Eusebius, Onomasticon. A giant oak grows hard by perhaps the greatest tree in Palestine. Kefr Ishua, village of Joshua, lies about 3 miles to the East. This identification is now generally accepted.
The Samaritan tradition points to the tomb of Joshua at Kefr Haris, 9 miles South of Nablus. Outside the village to the East are two shrines. One is called Neby Kifl, the other, Neby Kalaa. The former, prophet of division, or of the portion, might apply to Joshua; the latter is identified with Caleb. This identification assumes that the first element of the name has fallen out, the second only surviving.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Timnath-Serah
Timnath-Serah (portion of abundance, i.e. remaining portion), a town in the mountains of Ephraim, which was assigned to Joshua, and became the place of his residence and burial (Jos 19:50; Jos 24:30). In Jdg 2:9, it is called Timnath-heres (portion of the sun); but the former is probably the correct reading, since a possession thus given to Joshua after the rest of the land was distributed (Jos 19:49), would strictly be a portion remaining. This was probably the same with the Timnah of Josephus, the head of a toparchy lying between those of Gophna and Lydda; which seems to be recognized in a place called Tibneh, lying north-west of Gophna on the Roman road to Antipatris.
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Timnath-Serah
H8556
A city called also Timnath-Heres.
Given to Joshua
Jos 19:50
Joshua buried in
Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Timnath-serah
Timnath-serah (tm’nath-s’rah), portion of abundance. A town in the mountains of Ephraim, which was assigned to Joshua; and in which he was buried. Jos 19:49-50; Jos 24:30. It is also written “Timnath-heres”=portion of the sun. Jdg 2:9
Fuente: People’s Dictionary of the Bible
Timnath-serah
Tim’nath-se’rah . (portion of abundance). The name of the city, which was presented to Joshua, after the partition of the country, Jos 19:50, and in “the border” of which, he was buried. Jos 24:30. It is specified as “in Mount Ephraim on the north side of Mount Gaash.” In Jdg 2:9 the name is altered to Timnath-heres.
The latter form is that adopted, by the Jewish writers. Accordingly, they identify the place with Kefar-cheres, which is said by Jewish travellers to be about five miles south of Shechem, (Nablus). No place with that name appears on the maps. Another identification has, however been suggested by Dr. Eli Smith. In his journey from Jifna to Mejdel-Yaba, about six miles from the former , he discovered the ruins of a considerable town. Opposite the town was a much higher hill, in the north side of which are several excavated sepulchres. The whole bears the name of Tibneh.