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Suphah

סוּפָה · su.phah · H5492B1 mention, all in Numbers

Where it is

27.09° N, 34.77° E · Located through Red Sea · ?

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

Suphah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Numbers 21:14, as part of a quotation from the Book of the Wars of the Lord. The context suggests that Suphah was a place or region associated with the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The exact location of Suphah is unknown, and there is little information provided about its geographical or historical significance. Some scholars propose a connection between Suphah and the Red Sea (Yam Suph) based on the similarity of the names, but this remains speculative. The Book of the Wars of the Lord, which is not found in the current biblical canon, appears to have been an ancient source recording Israel's military campaigns during the wilderness wanderings.

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)

Numbers 1 mention

What the dictionary says

(Num. 21:14, marg.; also R.V.), a place at the south-eastern corner of the Dead Sea, the Ghor es-Safieh.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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