Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Smith's Bible Dictionary Zaphon(north), a place mentioned in the enumeration of the allotment of the tribe of Gad. (Joshua 13:27) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ZAPHONza'-fon (tsaphon; Codex Vaticanus Saphan; Codex Alexandrinus Saphon): A city on the East of the Jordan in the territory of Gad (Joshua 13:27). It is named again in Judges 12:1 as the place where the elders of Gilead gathered to meet with Jephthah (tsaphonah should be translated "to Zaphon," not "northward"). It must have lain well to the North of Gad. According to the Talmud Amathus represented Zaphon (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 249). Here sat one of the Synedria created by Gabinius (Ant., XIV, v, 4). It was a position of great strength (B J, I, iv, 2). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 21 Roman miles S. of Pella. This is the modern Tell 'Amateh, on the south bank of Wady er-Rujeib, 15 miles South of Pella, and nearly 5 miles North of the Jabbok. Buhl (GAP, 259) objects to the identification that Tell 'Amateh corresponds to the Asophon of Josephus (Ant., XIII, xii, 5). But this objection does not seem well founded. Strong's Hebrew 6829. Tsaphon -- "north," a place on the E. bank of the Jordan... Tsaphon. 6830 . "north," a place on the E. bank of the Jordan. Transliteration: Tsaphon Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-fone') Short Definition: Zaphon. ... Zaphon. ... /hebrew/6829.htm - 6k Library The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus Thesaurus Zaphon (4 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ZAPHON. ... It must have lain well to the North of Gad. According to the Talmud Amathus represented Zaphon (Neubauer, Geog. ... /z/zaphon.htm - 8k Zaphnath-paaneah (1 Occurrence) Zara (1 Occurrence) Kinnereth (7 Occurrences) Nimrah (3 Occurrences) Northern (18 Occurrences) Jordan's (4 Occurrences) Realm (23 Occurrences) Beth-nimrah (2 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Zaphon (4 Occurrences)Joshua 13:27 Judges 12:1 Psalms 48:2 Ezekiel 47:17 Subtopics Zaphon: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Gad Related Terms |