Mizpah or Mizpeh
Jump to: ATSHebrewLibrarySubtopicsResources
ATS Bible Dictionary
Mizpah or Mizpeh

A watch tower,

1. A town in Gilead, Hosea 5:1; so named from the stone-heap cast up by Jacob and Laban, Genesis 31:49; supposed by many to be the place mentioned in the history of Jephthah, Jud 10:17 11:11,29,34.

2. A city of Benjamin, a central gathering-place of the tribes in the period of the judges, Joshua 18:26 Jud 20:1,3 21:1. Here Samuel sacrificed and judged, and here Saul was designated as king, 1 Samuel 7:5-16 10:17. It was fortified by Asa as a defense against Israel, 1 Kings 15:22, was the residence of the governor, under Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah 40:6, and was reoccupied after the captivity, Nehemiah 3:19. Its name indicates that it occupied an elevated site, and it was near Ramah; hence Dr. Robinson identifies it with the modern place called Neby Samwil, four or five miles northnorthwest of Jerusalem.

3. A town in the plain of Judah, Joshua 15:38.

4. A valley near Mount Hermon, towards Zidon, Joshua 11:3,8.

Strong's Hebrew
4708. Mitspeh -- the name of several places in Isr.
... Word Origin from tsaphah Definition the name of several places in Isr. NASB
Word Usage Mizpah (4), Mizpeh (3). Mizpeh, watch tower. ...
/hebrew/4708.htm - 6k

4709. Mitspah -- the name of several places in Isr.
... Word Origin from tsaphah Definition the name of several places in Isr.
NASB Word Usage Mizpah (38), Mizpeh (1). Mitspah. Feminine ...
/hebrew/4709.htm - 6k

Library

The King after Man's Heart
... And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh; 18. ... The assembly at
Mizpah was not convened in order to choose a king, but to accept God's choice ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the king after mans heart.htm

Resources
How did Jeremiah die? | GotQuestions.org

Questions about Places in the Bible (All) | GotQuestions.org

What are the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees? | GotQuestions.org

Bible ConcordanceBible DictionaryBible EncyclopediaTopical BibleBible Thesuarus
Mizar
Top of Page
Top of Page