Old Testament
Tappuah
A descendant of Caleb mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribe of Judah.
Tappuah is identified in 1 Chronicles 2:43 as a son of Hebron and a descendant of Caleb. The name also appears in the book of Joshua as a royal city of the Canaanites conquered by the Israelites. While the person and the city share the same name, the text distinguishes them as separate entities within the historical and genealogical accounts.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Joshua 12:17
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 2:43
Where Tappuah appears
6 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Nahor18 versesThe son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham, serving as a link in the genealogy of the patriarchs.
- Jephunneh15 versesA Kenizzite and the father of Caleb, the faithful spy who trusted God to give Israel the land of Canaan.
- Hepher9 versesA descendant of Manasseh whose daughters were granted an inheritance in the Promised Land.
- Achan7 versesAn Israelite of the tribe of Judah who violated God's command by taking devoted items from Jericho.
- Gedor7 versesA name associated with a royal city in Canaan and a descendant of the tribe of Benjamin.
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