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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Mizpah. Every Mizpah in the Bible

    place · also Mizpeh · Ramah · Ramathaim-zophim · Arimathea

    Mizpah

    מִצְפָּהἈριμαθαία

    Mizpah (Mizpeh, Ramah, Ramathaim-zophim, Arimathea), a city in Benjamin where the Israelites gathered for judgment and prayer (Judges 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5, 8; 1Sa.7.5-7, 11-12, 16; 10:17), and the hometown of Samuel (1Sa.1.19; 2:11; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23; 20:1; 25:1; 28:3) and Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57; Mrk.15.43; Luke 23:50-51; Jhn.19.38).

    Where the story of Mizpah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Mizpah, framed to them: Mizpah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Mizpah
    Where the gazetteer locates Mizpah
    verses
    50
    first named
    Joshua 18:26
    last named
    John 19:38
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.03°N · 35.02°E
    settlement32.03°N · 35.02°E

    Rantis (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 12 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    IllustrationJudges 20Israel pursues fleeing Benjamites toward Rimmon while smoke rises from the burning city of Gibeah.

    Description

    Mizpah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mizpah, also known as Mizpeh, Ramah, Ramathaim-zophim, or Arimathea, was a city located in the tribal territory of Benjamin, near the border with Ephraim. It was an important religious and political center during the period of the judges and the early monarchy.

    During the time of the judges, the Israelites gathered at Mizpah to address the crisis involving the tribe of Benjamin and the concubine at Gibeah (Judges 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5, 8). Later, the prophet Samuel summoned the people to Mizpah for prayer, repentance, and deliverance from the Philistines (1Sa.7.5-7, 11-12, 16). Samuel also gathered the Israelites at Mizpah to appoint Saul as their first king (1Sa.10.17).

    Mizpah was the hometown and burial place of Samuel (1Sa.1.19; 2:11; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23; 20:1; 25:1; 28:3). It was also the city of Joseph of Arimathea, the wealthy disciple who provided the tomb for Jesus' burial (Matthew 27:57; Mrk.15.43; Luke 23:50-51; Jhn.19.38).

    During the divided monarchy, King Asa of Judah fortified Mizpah using materials from the dismantled fortifications of Ramah (1Ki.15.22; 2Ch.16.6). After the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, Mizpah served as the administrative center for the remnant of Judah under Gedaliah (2Ki.25.23, 25; Jeremiah 40:6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15; 41:1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 16).

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 14 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 50, across 12 books. The name is written 55 times in them.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      18:26

    2. Judges5 verses

      20:120:321:121:521:8

    3. 1 Samuel21 verses

      1:11:192:117:57:67:77:117:127:167:178:410:1715:3416:1319:1819:1919:2219:2320:125:128:3

    4. 1 Kings1 verse

      15:22

    5. 2 Kings2 verses

      25:2325:25

    6. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      16:6

    7. Nehemiah3 verses

      3:73:153:19

    8. Jeremiah12 verses

      40:640:840:1040:1240:1340:1541:141:341:641:1041:1441:16

    9. Matthew1 verse

      27:57

    10. Mark1 verse

      15:43

    11. Luke1 verse

      23:51

    12. John1 verse

      19:38

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Gathering Israel and Israel, All The People, and All Men Of Israel’s assembly, and 2 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Ishmael’s captivity of Remnant People Of Mizpah and Ishmael and Ten Men’s killing of Gedaliah, Jews With Gedaliah, and Chaldean SoldiersIshmaelAssassinated Gedaliah the governor; led captives to Ammon.via Ishmael’s captivity of Remnant People Of MizpahCaptivityCaptivity is a concept gathering 20 labelled instances in the text.via Gathering IsraelGatheringGathering is a concept gathering 169 labelled instances in the text.via Johanan’s speakingJohananA Judean military leader after the fall of Jerusalemvia Johanan’s speakingSpeakingSpeaking is a concept gathering 204 labelled instances in the text.via Israel, All The People, and All Men Of Israel’s assemblyAssemblyAssembly is a concept gathering 97 labelled instances in the text.via Israel, All The People, and All Men Of Israel’s assemblyGibeahA city of Benjamin, associated with Saul and atrocities.via Israel’s oathOathOath is a concept gathering 64 labelled instances in the text.

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