Taanach: A sandy place, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, on the
south-western border of the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles south of
Megiddo. Its king was conquered by Joshua
(Joshua 12:21) It was assigned
to the Levites of the family of Kohath
(Joshua 17:11-18; 21:25) It is
mentioned in the song of Deborah
(Judges 5:19) It is identified with the
small modern village of Ta'annuk.
