Tiphsah 1
Tiphsah 1 (Biblical Place • 35.848°N, 38.732°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 4:24 . It is closely linked with Tiphsah 2 (Biblical Place • 32.167°N, 35.167°E): ~. Referenced in 2 Kgs 15:16 .
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Tiphsah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 4:24 .) Tiphsah 2 (~. Referenced in 2 Kgs 15:16 .) Bethel 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Gen 28:19 , Gen 31:13 , Gen 35:1 , Gen 35:3 .) Gibeah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:28 , Josh 24:33 , Judg 19:12 , Judg 19:13 , Judg 19:14 , Judg 19:15 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ). Ziggurat of Ur — Three-tiered stepped mudbrick and baked-brick ziggurat erected by King Ur-Nammu at Ur in southern Mesopotamia , featuring three converging monumental staircases ascending toward a summit shrine—illustrating the monumental Mesopotamian temple-tower architecture behind Genesis 11 .
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Kings 4:24 : "For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Gaza , over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him."; 2 Kings 15:16 : "Then Menahem smote Tiphsah , and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah : because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that wer...". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Kings 15 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 15 (38 verses)), 1 Kings 4 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)).