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Chephar-ammoni

כָּפָר · ka.phar · H3723Gהָעַמּוֹנִי · ke.phar ha.am.mo.ni · H37261 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

31.97° N, 35.25° E · ?; now Khirbat Kafr Ana

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Chephar-ammoni was a town located in the territory assigned to the tribe of Benjamin during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Joshua 18:24). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of cities and towns belonging to Benjamin. No other details are provided about the history, size, or significance of Chephar-ammoni. Its exact location is unknown, but it was likely situated in the central hill country of Israel, near other towns allotted to Benjamin.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

What the dictionary says

ke-far-am'-o-ni (the King James Version Chephar-haammoni; kephar ha`ammoni; Codex Vaticanus, Kepheira kai Monei; A, Kapherammin, "village of the Ammonites")…

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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