Bible Dictionary
Tahpanhes, Tehaphnehes, Tahapanes
Tahpanhes, also called Tehaphnehes or Tahapanes, was an Egyptian city where Jewish fugitives settled after Gedaliah’s death. Jeremiah pronounced judgment there and hid stones at Pharaoh’s palace.
Biblical Usage
Johanan and other leaders brought Jewish refugees to Tahpanhes. The Jews remained there in Jeremiah’s time, and Jeremiah hid great stones before Pharaoh-hophra’s house as a sign of coming judgment.
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