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Zephath in the Bible.

Zephath is a town in the Bible, about 68 km (42 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Judges 1:17.

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What happened at Zephath.

Beacon; watch-tower, a Canaanite town; called also Hormah (q.v.), Judg. 1:17. It has been identified with the pass of es-Sufah, but with greater probability with S’beita.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Zephath.

Judah 1Simeon 1

Near Zephath.

The verse that names Zephath.

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

Questions about Zephath.

Where is Zephath in the Bible?

Zephath is a town about 68 km (42 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Zephath named in the Bible?

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

Which people are named with Zephath in the Bible?

The verses that name Zephath also name Judah and Simeon.

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