Ephron (Joshua 18)
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Other places named Ephron: Ephron (2 Chronicles 13).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Mount Ephron (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.797° N, 35.144° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 18:15 |
Ephron (Joshua 18) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Mount Ephron (medium confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Mount Ephron | medium (65%) | 31.797° N, 35.144° E |
| another name for Ephron (2 Chronicles 13) | low (22%) | 31.954° N, 35.300° E |
| not a proper name (west) | very low (12%) | — |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 18:15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
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.