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    Nephtoah

    נֶפְתּוֹחַ

    Nephtoah was a spring that served as a boundary marker between the territories of Judah and Benjamin.

    Where the story of Nephtoah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Nephtoah, framed to them: Nephtoah. 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.Nephtoah
    Where the gazetteer locates Nephtoah
    verses
    2
    first named
    Joshua 15:9
    last named
    Joshua 18:15
    feature
    spring
    coordinates
    31.79°N · 35.20°E
    spring31.79°N · 35.20°E

    Lifta (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Nephtoah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The waters of Nephtoah, also known as the fountain of Nephtoah, was a spring located on the border between the tribal territories of Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:9; 18:15). It was used as a reference point in defining the boundaries of these tribes during the allotment of the land under Joshua. The spring was situated northwest of Jerusalem, near the cities of Kiriath-jearim and Chesalon. Its exact location is uncertain, but it may be identified with modern-day Lifta, a spring-fed village near Jerusalem.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      15:918:15

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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