Bible Dictionary
Taanath-shiloh
Taanath-shiloh was a town on the boundary of Ephraim, named in the description of the tribal territory. It was probably located near modern Ta‘na, southeast of Shechem.
Definition
Taanath-shiloh was a town or landmark on the boundary of Ephraim, named between Michmethath and Janoah. It was probably located near the modern village of Ta‘na, southeast of Shechem.
Biblical Usage
It is mentioned in the description of Ephraim’s territorial boundary.
Historical Background
The proposed site lies about seven miles southeast of Nablus, near an ancient road toward the Jordan valley. Foundations, caves, cisterns, and rock-cut tombs were reported there.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ta'-a-nath-shi'-lo (ta'-anath shiloh; Codex Vaticanus Thenasa kai Sellesa, Tenathselo): A town on the border of the territory of Ephraim named between Michmethath and Janoah (Jos 16:6). According to Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Thena") it lay about 10 Roman miles East of Neapolis, on the road to the Jordan. Ptolemy speaks of Thena, probably the same place, as a town in Samaria (Jos 16:5). It may be identified with Ta`na, a village about 7 miles Southeast of Nablus. Yanun, the ancient Janoah, lies 2 miles to the South. A Roman road from Neapolis to the Jordan valley passed this way. At Ta`na there are "foundations, caves, cisterns and rockcut tombs" (PEFM, II, 245). This identification being quite satisfactory, the Talmudic notion that Taanath-shiloh was the same place as Shiloh may be dismissed (Jerusalem Talmud, Meghillah, i).</p><p>W. Ewing</p>