Biblical Names-  Tennessee

List of Names Whose Biblical Origin was confirmed by Moshe Davis:
Joppa, Grainger
Lebanon, Wilson
Mt. Horeb, Jefferson
Sharon, Weakly
Names of Biblical Origin NOT confirmed by Moshe Davis:
Shiloh -
Carthage
Tribal Associations of Above Names Tennessee:
Joppa: Dan, Ephraim
Lebanon:  Asher, Manasseh, Ephraim Mt. Horeb [see explanatory note for
Lebanon in South Dakota]
Sharon both Ephraim and Manasseh
Shiloh -  Ephraim
Carthage - Canaanite settlement in North Africa (Tunis) with possible
Israelite involvement. The Carthaginians founded colonies in West Africa
and some of their descendants may be found amongst African Americans.
Conclusion:  Based on names studied only: General association with Ephraim
and Manasseh, possibly predominance of Ephraim.

Tennessee, General: Former Cherokee territory.
Shiloh National Military Park was established in 1894 to preserve the scene
of the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War. The
two-day battle, April 6 and 7, 1862, involved about 65,000 Union and 44,000
Confederate troops. This battle resulted in nearly 24,000 killed, wounded,
and missing. It proved to be a decisive victory for the federal forces when
they advanced on and seized control of the Confederate railway system at
Corinth, Mississippi. The battlefield contains about 4,000 acres and has
within its boundaries the Shiloh National Cemetery along with the well
preserved prehistoric Indian mounds that are listed as a historic landmark.
The park is located in Hardin County, on the west bank of the Tennessee
River, and about nine miles south of Savannah, Tennessee.
Apr. 6-7, 1862, one of the great battles of the American Civil War. The
battle took its name from Shiloh Church, a meetinghouse c.3 mi (5 km) SSW
of Pittsburg Landing, which was a community in Hardin co., Tenn., 9 mi
(14.5 km) S of Savannah on the west bank of the Tennessee River.





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