Bible Dictionaries
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 12:21 ). It was assigned to the Levites of the family of Kohath (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.