Beth-le-aphrah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth-leaphrah, Aphrah, Beth Aphrah, Beth Leaphrah, Beth Ophrah, Beth-le-Aphrah |
| Most likely | Khirbet et Taiyiba (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.557° N, 35.034° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Micah 1:10 |
Beth-le-aphrah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet et Taiyiba (low confidence; 5 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet et Taiyiba | low (27%) | 31.557° N, 35.034° E |
| not a proper name (poetic) | very low (7%) | — |
| along Wadi el Ghafar | very low (6%) | 31.561° N, 34.853° E |
| another name for Bethel | very low (4%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| another name for Ophrah (Judges 6) | very low (-1%) | 32.606° N, 35.290° E |
| another name for Ophrah (Joshua 18) | very low (-2%) | 31.954° N, 35.300° E |
Verses
Micah
- Micah 1:10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.