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1. A place which formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of the allotment of Judah (Joshua 15:10). It is probably identical with the Thimnathah of (Joshua 19:43) and that again with the Timnath or, more accurately, Timnathah, of Samson (Judges 14:1-2, 5), and the Thamnatha of the Maccabees. The modern representative of all these various forms of the same name is probably Tibneh, a village about two miles west of Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh). In the later history of the Jews, Timnah must have been a conspicuous place. It was fortified by Bacchides as one of the most important military posts of Judea (1 Macc. 9:50).
2. A town in the mountain district of Judah (Joshua 15:57), a distinct place from that just examined.
3. Inaccurately written Timnath in the Authorized Version, the scene of the adventure of Judah with his daughter in-law Tamar (Genesis 38:12-14). There is nothing here to indicate its position. It may be identified either with the Timnah in the mountains of Judah or with the Timnathath of Samson.