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Zophim in the Bible.

Zophim is a stretch of open country in the Bible, about 47 km (29 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Numbers 23:14.

About Zophim.

Field of watchers, a place in Moab on the range of Pisgah (Num. 23:14). To this place Balak brought Balaam, that he might from thence curse the children of Israel. Balaam could only speak the word of the Lord, and that was blessing. It is the modern Tal’at-es-Safa.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Zophim.

The verse that names Zophim.

Numbers 1

  • Numbers 23:14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Questions about Zophim.

Where is Zophim in the Bible?

Zophim is a stretch of open country about 47 km (29 miles) 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 Zophim named in the Bible?

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

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