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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)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Chephirah
99% Mapped Place
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 .

Ezra
99% Old Testament
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..."

Ezra 2
99% Chapter
Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .

Joshua 18
99% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh , and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua , Judah , Joseph , Gad , Shiloh , Jordan , Jericho , Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 .

Nehemiah 7
99% Chapter
Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .

Joshua 9
99% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 9 (27 verses)

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan , in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon , the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite , heard thereof; That the... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jordan , Lebanon , Jebusite , Gibeon , Jericho .

Maroth
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Shaphir • 31.744°N, 34.694°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:12 (identified with Shaphir ).

Zephaniah
76% Old Testament
Old Testament • 3 Chapters

Zephaniah (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Zephaniah, Amariah , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Baal . Key places: Jerusalem , Baal , Gaza , Ashkelon , Ashdod , Ekron . Opens with: "The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah , the son of Hizkiah, in the days of..."

Eber (or Heber)
76% Messianic Line
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 ).

Abram/Abraham
75% Messianic Line
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.

Shem
75% Messianic Line
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 )

Phinehas
74% Gen 28
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 )

Zechariah
74% Old Testament
Old Testament • 14 Chapters

Zechariah (Old Testament, 14 chapters). Key figures: Zechariah, Berechiah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Joshua . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Babylon , Shinar , Hadrach , Damascus . Opens with: "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the proph..."

Suphah
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

?. Referenced in Num 21:14 .

Rezeph
71% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 35.950°N, 39.017°E

~; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resafa. Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .

Berechiah
70% Gen 37
Generation 37 • Child of Shimea

Berechiah is a biblical figure in Generation 37, child of Shimea , parent of Asaph . ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 )

Perez
70% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Caleb
69% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Ezra
69% Gen 48
Generation 48 • Child of Seraiah

( Ezra 7:1 )Ezra was the priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity and recorded the events in the book of the Bible named Ezra.

Zephath
68% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 30.881°N, 34.631°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:17 .

Zerah
67% Gen 30
Generation 30 • Child of Iddo

Zerah is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Iddo , parent of Jeatherai . ( 1 Chronicles 6:21 )

Dophkah
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 28.770°N, 33.400°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:12 , Num 33:13 .

Ephesians
67% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Ephesians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Ephesus . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:..."

Zerah
66% Gen 31
Generation 31 • Child of Adaiah

Zerah is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Adaiah , parent of Ethni . ( 1 Chronicles 6:41 )

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)
66% Messianic Line
Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line , child of Shem , parent of Shelah . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 )

Zechariah 10
65% Chapter
Zechariah • Chapter 10 (12 verses)

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: ther... Mentions: Judah , Joseph , Ephraim , Egypt , Assyria , Gilead , Lebanon .

Rephaiah
65% Gen 39
Generation 39 • Child of Binea

Rephaiah is a biblical figure in Generation 39, child of Binea , parent of Eleasah . ( 1 Chronicles 9:43 )

Seraiah
64% Gen 47
Generation 47 • Child of Azariah

Seraiah is a biblical figure in Generation 47, child of Azariah , parent of Jehozadak , Ezra . ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 , Ezra 7:1 )

Rephidim
64% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 28.731°N, 33.842°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ex 17:1 , Ex 17:8 , Ex 19:2 , Num 33:14 , Num 33:15 .

Tahrea
64% Gen 34
Generation 34 • Child of Micah

Tahrea is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of Micah . ( 1 Chronicles 9:41 )

רָאָה
raa
H7200 Hebrew
to see, inspect, perceive, provide

to see, inspect, perceive, provide. To behold, inspect; theologically God's sovereign oversight and gracious provision: Yahweh-Yireh ('The LORD will provide', Genesis 22:14).

Caphtor
63% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Crete • 35.171°N, 25.007°E

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caphtor. Referenced in Deut 2:23 , Jer 47:4 , Amos 9:7 .

Eliphaz
62% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Esau (Edom)

Eliphaz is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau ( Edom ), parent of Teman , Omar , Zepho (or Zephi ), Gatam , Kenaz . ( Genesis 36:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 )

Peleg
62% Messianic Line
Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

2 Chronicles 18
62% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (34 verses)

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria . And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth –... Mentions: Jehoshaphat , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Samaria , Ramoth 3 , Syria .

Nahor
61% Messianic Line
Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )

Scripture Passages (24)

Nehemiah 7:29 (KJV)
Nehemiah 7 KJV

The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah , and Beeroth , seven hundred forty and three.

The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah , and Beeroth , seven hundred and forty and three.

Joshua 9:17 (KJV)
Joshua 9 KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon , and Chephirah , and Beeroth , and Kirjath–jearim.

Joshua 18:24 (KJV)
Joshua 18 KJV

And Chephar–ammoni, and Ophni , and Geba ; twelve cities with their villages:

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir : and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:

And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah , Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah .

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

And they went from Kehelathah , and pitched in mount Shapher.

The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah , the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon , king of Judah .

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher , the son of Gilead , the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh , had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah , Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah .

She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah , Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

The men of Netophah , fifty and six.

And he also fell upon a certain city Gephyrun, strong and fenced about with walls, and inhabited by a mixed multitude of various nations; and it was named Caspin.

And they were gathered together to build the city, and there fell down part of the wall of the brook that is on the east side, and he repaired that which is called Chaphenatha.

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

And the sons of Midian ; Ephah , and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

And they came to Ophir , and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon .

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead , and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpah .

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