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Tophet

It is thought that Tophet was the butchery, or place of slaughter, at Jerusalem, lying to the south of the city, in the valley of the children of Hinnom. It is also said, that a large fire was constantly kept there for burning carcasses, garbage, and other filth brought thither from the city. Tophet is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “a drum; betraying.” This unified study connects 4 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

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Subject type
Subject
Name meaning
a drum; betraying According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Tophet

a drum; betraying

Source: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · View data sources

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

TOPHET

It is thought that Tophet was the butchery, or place of slaughter, at Jerusalem, lying to the south of the city, in the valley of the children of Hinnom. It is also said, that a large fire was constantly kept there for burning carcasses, garbage, and other filth brought thither from the city. It was the place where they burned the remains of images and false gods, &c, Isa.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Topical Bible

Naves Topical

TOPHET

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for TOPHET.

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Tophet

Meaning:
a drum; betraying

Indexed occurrences: 0

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