En Tappuah
עֵין תַּפּוּחַ/en-TAP-yoo-uh/
“Fountain of Tappuah (apple or citron)”
☩Location
En-tappuah was a spring near the city of Tappuah, used as a reference point in describing the border of Manasseh's territory. The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the city itself was on the border and belonged to Ephraim. The spring (en) took its name from the nearby city. Some identify it with the modern site of Yasuf.
Key verses:Joshua 17:7-8
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "En-tappuah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).