Friday, May 21, 2010

Location of Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites

24  Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

(Old Testament | Judges 6:24)

OPHRAH

  • A town in the territory allotted to Benjamin named between Parah and Chephar-ammoni (Joshua 18:23). 
  • 4 km ENE of Bethel
  • a town of Manasseh, possibly 7 km NW of Jezreel

Sources:
http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Ophrah
http://bibleatlas.org/ophrah_2.htm
image from: http://bibleatlas.org/area/ophrah2.jpg

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