Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Taanach
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Taanach was an ancient Canaanite royal city near the plain of Esdraelon. It was assigned to Manasseh and the Levites, and was associated with the battle celebrated in Deborah’s song.
Taanath-shiloh
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Taanath-shiloh was a town on the boundary of Ephraim, named in the description of the tribal territory. It was probably located near modern Ta‘na, southeast of Shechem.
Taanathshiloh
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Taanath-shiloh was a landmark on the boundary of Ephraim. It is mentioned only once, and its exact location is uncertain, though it has been associated with a site near Shiloh and Shechem.
Tabbaoth
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabbaoth was a family of Nethinim, temple servants who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel. The name is associated with rings or impressions.
Tabbath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tabbath was a place in the Jordan valley associated with the flight of the Midianites after Gideon’s victory. Its precise location has not been established.
Tabeal
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabeal was the father of a man whom the kings of Syria and Israel planned to place on Judah’s throne during the reign of Ahaz. The name means “God is good.”
Tabeel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabeel was a Persian official in Samaria who joined others in writing against the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The same or a similar name also belongs to the father of a proposed claimant to Judah’s throne.
Tabelel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Tabelel was an officer of the Persian government in Samaria. He is named among those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem in the time of Artaxerxes.
TABER
Worship & Prayer - Both
To taber means to beat a timbrel or drum, and in Nahum it describes the mourning attendants who beat their breasts in grief. Such beating expressed intense sorrow.
Taberah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Taberah was a wilderness encampment where the Israelites complained against the Lord and were struck by fire. The event gave the place its name, meaning “burning.”
Tabering
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Tabering means beating or playing a small drum or tambourine. In Nahum 2:7 the word may describe beating the breast in distress rather than playing an instrument.
Tabernacle
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
The tabernacle was the portable sanctuary where God’s presence dwelt among Israel during the wilderness journey and later at various locations. It contained the holy place and the Most Holy Place and foreshadowed God’s dwelling with his people.
Tabernacles, Feast of
Festivals & Holy Days - Both
The Feast of Tabernacles was Israel’s third great annual festival, held after the harvest. For seven days and an added assembly, the people lived in booths to remember the wilderness journey and give thanks for the harvest.
Tabernacles, The Feast Of
Festivals & Holy Days - Old Testament
The Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast of Ingathering, was the third major Jewish festival. It began on the fifteenth day of Tisri and continued through the twenty-second day.
Tabitha
People & Groups - New Testament
Tabitha, also called Dorcas, was a disciple in Joppa known for charitable works and making clothing for the poor. Peter prayed for her after her death, and God restored her to life.
TABLE OF NATIONS
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Table of Nations is the name commonly given to Genesis 10, which lists the peoples and lands descended from Noah’s sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It presents the nations known to the Hebrews and leads toward the history of Abraham and Israel.
Tables
Jewish Life & Customs - New Testament
“Tables” in Mark 7:4 refers to couches or benches used for reclining at meals. This style of dining became common among the Jews after the exile, alongside other table customs.
Tablet
Scripture - Both
A tablet was a flat surface of stone, wood, clay, metal, or another material used for writing or engraving. Scripture refers to tablets containing God’s commandments and figuratively to writing upon the heart.
Tabor
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Tabor was primarily Mount Tabor, a prominent isolated mountain near the plain of Esdraelon, associated with Barak’s battle against Sisera. The name also refers to a town or locality connected with Zebulun.
TABOR, MOUNT
Places & Geography - Both
Mount Tabor is an isolated mountain on the border of Issachar near the Plain of Esdraelon. It was associated with Deborah and Barak’s battle against Sisera and later became a place of pilgrimage; a later tradition, not established by the biblical text, identified it with the Transfiguration.
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