Chephirah
Chephirah (Biblical Place • 31.836°N, 35.095°E): now Kirbat el Kafira. Referenced in Josh 9:17 , Josh 18:26 , Ezra 2:25 , Neh 7:29 . It is closely linked with Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters): Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Chephirah (now Kirbat el Kafira. Referenced in Josh 9:17 , Josh 18:26 , Ezra 2:25 , Neh 7:29 .) Maroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:12 (identified with Shaphir ).) Suphah (?. Referenced in Num 21:14 .) Rezeph (~; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resafa. Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 18:26 : "And Mizpeh , and Chephirah , and Mozah ,"; Nehemiah 7:29 : "The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah , and Beeroth , seven hundred forty and three."; Ezra 2:25 : "The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth , seven hundred and forty and three.". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters), Ezra 2 ( Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)), Joshua 18 ( Joshua • Chapter 18 (28 verses)).