Timna

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

—(1) a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and mother of Amalek (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chron. 1:36); (2) a sister of Lotan the Horite (Gen. 36:22; 1 Chron. 1:39); (3) Timnah, a town in the hill country or Shephelah of Judah associated with Judah’s sheep-shearers and his encounter with Tamar (Gen. 38:12-14; Josh. 15:57). The personal and place names share the same traditional form but should not be conflated.

Scripture cited

Genesis 36:12 1 Chronicles 1:36 Genesis 36:22 1 Chronicles 1:39 Genesis 38:12 Joshua 15:57

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