Taphath
United Kingdom
Tribe of Judah
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H2955
Taphath was a daughter of Solomon who married Ben-abinadab, one of Solomon's district governors.
Taphath was a daughter of King Solomon who was given in marriage to Ben-abinadab, one of Solomon's twelve district governors responsible for providing provisions for the royal household (1 Kings 4:11). Her marriage to a district governor illustrates Solomon's practice of using dynastic marriages to bind his provincial administrators to the royal household. Taphath is mentioned only in this administrative list and no further details about her life are preserved.