חלק 6

הרי יהודה ושפלה

67. Thamna, where Judah sheared his sheep
תמנה, שם גזז יהודה את צאנו -
(Kh. al-Tibne ?)

Three lines inscription on a dark background surround a "door between two towers".


Thamna (Gen 38:12) where Judah went to shear his sheep. And today there is still a large village in the boundaries of Diospolis on the way to Jerusalem. It belonged to the tribe of Dan or of Judah. (Eusebius, Onomasticon 96:24-26; Jerome 97:20-21)

חלק 5 מקורות דיון


Photo: A tell, in the Sorek Valley, representing one of the different possible sites for Timnah.

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