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Sephar in the Bible.

Sephar is a town in the Bible, about 2,128 km (1,322 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 10:30.

What happened at Sephar.

Numbering, (Gen. 10:30), supposed by some to be the ancient Himyaritic capital, “Shaphar,” Zaphar, on the Indian Ocean, between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

The verse that names Sephar.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 10:30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

Questions about Sephar.

Where is Sephar in the Bible?

Sephar is a town about 2,128 km (1,322 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Sephar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Sephar in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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