Sepharad
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Sardis (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 38.488° N, 28.040° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Obadiah 1:20 |
Sepharad is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Sardis (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Sardis | medium (51%) | 38.488° N, 28.040° E |
| another name for Saparda | very low (10%) | 39.000° N, 32.000° E |
| another name for Sparta | very low (2%) | 37.082° N, 22.424° E |
| in Media | very low (0%) | 34.806° N, 48.516° E |
| in Spain | very low (-1%) | 40.210° N, 4.350° W |
| within 15 km of the Bosporus | very low (-3%) | 41.119° N, 29.075° E |
Verses
Obadiah
- Obadiah 1:20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
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.