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Zuph

צוּף · tsuph · H6689H“that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Samuel

Where it is

AnaniahSecuSecuAtarothAtarothMozahMozahAkeldamaAkeldamaMichmashMichmashZuphabout 27 km across

31.85° N, 35.18° E · Located through Gibeon

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

Mentioned most in

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

About this place

Zuph is mentioned in the Bible as a land or region in the hill country of Ephraim (1Sa.9.5). It was named after Zuph, an Ephraimite, who was an ancestor of Samuel (1Ch.6.35). When Saul and his servant were searching for his father's lost donkeys, they passed through the land of Zuph. As they were about to return home, Saul's servant suggested that they consult the prophet Samuel, who was in a nearby city, for guidance (1Sa.9.6). This led to Saul's anointing as the first king of Israel by Samuel. The exact location and extent of the land of Zuph are not specified, but it was likely in the general vicinity of Samuel's hometown, Ramah, in the hill country of Ephraim.

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)

1 Samuel 1 mention

1 Samuel 9:5When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come! Let’s return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys and be anxious for us.”

What the dictionary says

Honeycomb, a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1); called also Zophai (1 Chr. 6:26).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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