taanath-shiloh Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
taanath-shiloh in Easton's Bible Dictionary
approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Josh. 16:6), probably the modern T'ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the Mukhnah plain.
taanath-shiloh in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(approach to Shiloh), a place named once only -- #Jos 16:6| --as one of the landmarks of the boundary of Ephraim. Perhaps Taanath was the ancient Canaanite name of the place, and Shiloh the Hebrew name.
taanath-shiloh in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TA'ANATH-SHI'LOH (approach to Shiloh), one of the landmarks on the border of Ephraim. Josh 16:6. It has been regarded by some as identical with Shiloh, but Conder suggests Khurbet Thala, a mound of ruins, 10 or 12 miles east of Shechem.