Topheth
Topheth (Biblical Place • Valley of Hinnom • 31.769°N, 35.228°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 23:10 , Jer 7:31 , Jer 7:32 , Jer 19:6 , Jer 19:11 , Jer 19:12 (identified with Valley of Hinnom ). It is closely linked with Jeremiah 19 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 19 (15 verses)): Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, A... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jerusalem , Topheth .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Tahath (Generation 31 • Child of Assir ): Tahath is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Assir , parent of Zephaniah , Uriel . ( 1 Chronicles: 6:24 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) (mentioned in Numbers 33 , 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Toah (Generation 40 • Child of Zuph ): Toah is a biblical figure in Generation 40, child of Zuph , parent of Eliel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:34-35 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 ) Kohath (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Topheth (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 23:10 , Jer 7:31 , Jer 7:32 , Jer 19:6 , Jer 19:11 , Jer 19:12 (identified with Valley of Hinnom ).) Tophel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 .) Tahath (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:26 , Num 33:27 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).) Tahpanhes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Tahpanhes . Referenced in Jer 2:16 , Jer 43:7 , Jer 43:8 , Jer 43:9 , Jer 44:1 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Jeremiah 7:32 : "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Topheth , nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in ..."; Jeremiah 19:12 : "Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Topheth :"; Jeremiah 19:6 : "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.". Related canonical books and chapters: Jeremiah 19 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 19 (15 verses)), 2 Kings 23 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)), Jeremiah 7 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 7 (34 verses)).