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Saphir

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19151 verse reference

Easton's 1897

Beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(fair), one of the villages addressed by the prophet Micha, (Micah 1:11) is described by Eusebius and jerome as "in the mountain district between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon," perhaps represented by the village es-Sawafir , seven or eight miles to the northeast of Ascalon.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

sa'-fer (shaphir).

See SHAPHIR.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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