Timnah

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Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. 7 kilometres north-west of Beit Shemesh, near moshav Tal Shahar in Israel, known in Hebrew as Tel Batash or Teluliot Batashi, and in Arabic as Tell Butashi or Teleilat Batashi. The site is not to be confused with neither the as yet unidentified Timna from the hill country of Judah, nor with the southern copper-smelting site of Timna in the Arabah near Eilat. ()

Local name: תל בטש Coordinates: 31°47'5"N, 34°54'40"E

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Timnah – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yad La-Shiryon, Mini Israel, Beit Jimal, Emmaus Nicopolis.

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Museum, Theme park, Amusement park
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Park
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City, Archaeological site
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Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
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