Zaphon (Joshua 13)
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Other places named Zaphon: Zaphon (Job 26).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tell es Sa’idiyeh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.268° N, 35.577° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 13:27 |
Zaphon (Joshua 13) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell es Sa’idiyeh (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tell es Sa’idiyeh | medium (52%) | 32.268° N, 35.577° E |
| Tell el Qos | very low (10%) | 32.245° N, 35.620° E |
| Tall el Mazar | very low (7%) | 32.222° N, 35.606° E |
| Khirbet Buweib | very low (2%) | 32.239° N, 35.590° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 13:27And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
Judges
- Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
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.