Sepharad

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Sepharad

(separated), a name which occurs in (Obadiah 1:20) only. Its situation has always been a matter of uncertainty.

Sepharad

A place in Asia Minor near the Bosphorus, to which Jewish captives were conveyed, Obadiah 1:20.

(Obadiah 1:20), some locality unknown. The modern Jews think that Spain is meant, and hence they designate the Spanish Jews "Sephardim," as they do the German Jews by the name "Ashkenazim," because the rabbis call Germany Ashkenaz. Others identify it with Sardis, the capital of Lydia. The Latin father Jerome regarded it as an Assyrian word, meaning "boundary," and interpreted the sentence, "which is in Sepharad," by "who are scattered abroad in all the boundaries and regions of the earth." Perowne says: "Whatever uncertainty attaches to the word Sepharad, the drift of the prophecy is clear, viz., that not only the exiles from Babylon, but Jewish captives from other and distant regions, shall be brought back to live prosperously within the enlarged borders of their own land." SEPHARAD

se-fa'-rad, sef'-a-rad (cepharadh): Mentioned in Obadiah 1:20 as the place of captivity of certain "captives of Jerusalem," but no clear indication is given of locality. Many conjectures have been made. The Targum of Jonathan identifies with Spain; hence, the Spanish Jews are called Sephardim. Others (Pusey, etc.) have connected it with the "Tsparda" of the Behistun Inscription, and some have even identified it with "Sardis." The now generally accepted view is that which connects it with the "Saparda" of the Assyrian inscriptions, though whether this is to be located to the East of Assyria or in Northern Asia Minor is not clear. See Schrader, Cuneiform Inscriptions, II, 145-46; Sayce, HCM, 482-84; articles in DB, HDB, EB, etc.

James Orr

5614. Sephared -- the location of some exiles
... 5613c, 5614. Sephared. 5615 . the location of some exiles. Transliteration:
Sephared Phonetic Spelling: (sef-aw-rawd') Short Definition: Sepharad. ... Sepharad. ...
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The Prophecy of Obadiah.
... of this host of the children of Israel (shall possess) what are Canaanites unto
Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem that are in Sepharad shall possess the ...
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The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
... 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 ...
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Babylonia and Assyria
... of the Minni to the east of Ararat, they swooped down upon the Assyrian frontier,
along with other northern nations from Media, Sepharad, and Ashchenaz. ...
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The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... The people of Saparda, called by the Persians Sparda, have been with good reason
identified with the Sepharad of the prophet Obadiah (ver.20): the ...
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Sepharad (1 Occurrence)
... The Latin father Jerome regarded it as an Assyrian word, meaning "boundary," and
interpreted the sentence, "which is in Sepharad," by "who are scattered abroad ...
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Sephar'ad (1 Occurrence)
Sephar'ad. Sepharad, Sephar'ad. Sepharvaim . Multi-Version Concordance
Sephar'ad (1 Occurrence). ... (See RSV). Sepharad, Sephar'ad. Sepharvaim . Reference ...
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Sephar (1 Occurrence)

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Zarephat (1 Occurrence)
... army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even
to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess ...
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Zar'ephath (4 Occurrences)
... removed of this force of the sons of Israel, That 'is with' the Canaanites unto
Zarephat, And the removed of Jerusalem that 'is' with the Sepharad, Possess the ...
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Zarephath (4 Occurrences)
... army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even
to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess ...
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Halah (4 Occurrences)
... of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, even unto
Zarephath, and the captivity of Jerusalem, that is in Sepharad, shall possess ...
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Exiles (46 Occurrences)
... army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even
to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess ...
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Obadiah (21 Occurrences)
... Edom are quite intelligible. As to Sepharad (Obadiah 1:20) there is
considerable difference of opinion. Schrader and some others ...
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Negeb (37 Occurrences)
... army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even
to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess ...
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