Mount Shepher
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| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mount Shapher, Shapher |
| Most likely | within 50 km of Haradah (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.507° N, 34.304° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 33:23 |
Mount Shepher is a mountain named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 50 km of Haradah (high confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 50 km of Haradah | high (98%) | 30.507° N, 34.304° E |
| Jebel Araif en Nakah | very low (-7%) | 30.359° N, 34.443° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 33:23And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
- Numbers 33:24And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
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.