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Tappuah

Easton, 1897

Apple-region. (1.) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:17; Joshua 15:34). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem.

(2.) A town on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:8). The "land" of Tappuah fell to Manasseh, but the "city" to Ephraim (Joshua 17:8).

(3.) En-tappuah, the well of the apple, probably one of the springs near Yassuf (Joshua 17:7).

Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).