Zaphon (Job 26)
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Other places named Zaphon: Zaphon (Joshua 13).
| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mount Zaphon, North |
| Most likely | Jebel Aqra (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 35.953° N, 35.969° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Job 26:7 |
Zaphon (Job 26) is a mountain named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Jebel Aqra (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jebel Aqra | high (104%) | 35.953° N, 35.969° E |
| not a specific place (north) | very low (2%) | — |
Verses
Job
- Job 26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Psalms
- Psalm 48:2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 14:13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
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.