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Mizpah

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A town in Benjamin that was a common gathering site for the Israelites. Also called Mizpeh (מִצְפֵּה‎, mitspeh).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Mizpah

Mizpah (מִצְפָּה‎, mitspah). A town in Benjamin that was a common gathering site for the Israelites. Also called Mizpeh (מִצְפֵּה‎, mitspeh).

Valley of Mizpeh

Mizpeh, Valley of (בִּקְעָה מִצְפֶּה‎, biq'ah mitspeh). A land of Mizpah is attested in the north of Israel during the time of Joshua. Jabin, the king of Hazor, called to several kings to help him fight the Israelites, including the “Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah” (Josh 11:3). Joshua struck

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Mizpah (Place)

MIZPAH (PLACE) [Heb hamiṣpâ (הַמִצְפָּה)]. Var. MIZPEH. A place-name connected with several biblical sites in and around Palestine. The toponym, deriving from the root ṣph meaning “to guard,” or “to watch,” suggests the location at a site of a military outpost, observatory, or “watchtower” (see the

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Mizpah

Mizpah. Name meaning “watch tower” in Hebrew (spelled alternately Mizpeh) used to designate a number of different locations mentioned in the OT and Apocrypha.1. Place in Gilead where Jacob and Laban made a covenant (Gn 31:49) and set up a heap of stones to mark the borders between their territories.

Mizpeh

Mizpeh. Alternate spelling for Mizpah (Jos 11:3, 8; 15:38; 18:26).See Mizpah.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Mizpah

Mizpah miz̀pä; MIZPEH mizʹpə. The Hebrew word in both these forms (fem and masc, respectively) means “lookout” or “watch tower” and is a place name or place-name element. It is appropriate for towns occupying high, commanding positions.

Mizpah

5. Land of Mizpah (Upper Galilee). A region at the foot of Mt. Hermon occupied by Hivites (Josh. 11:3). It is called both “the land of Mizpah” (Heb ʾereṣ hammiṣpâ; Gk gēn Massēpha [v 3]) and “the valley of Mizpeh” (Heb biqʿaṯ miṣpeh; Gk tōn pedíōn Massēpha [v 8]). It is evidently to be equated

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Mizpah

MIZPAH Name meaning “watchtower” in Hebrew (alternately spelled Mizpeh) used to designate a number of different locations mentioned in the OT and Apocrypha.1. Place in Gilead where Jacob and Laban made a covenant (Gn 31:49) and set up a heap of stones to mark the borders between their territories.2.

Mizpeh

MIZPEH Alternate spelling for Mizpah (Jos 11:3, 8; 15:38; 18:26). See Mizpah.

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Mizpah, Mizpeh

Mizpah, Mizpeh (miz´puh; Heb., “watchtower,”). In addition to being the name of a territory and four cities, the Hebrew word mizpah occurs frequently with the definite article to mean “the watchtower.” Mizpeh is a variant spelling of Mizpah, occurring four times in the nrsv (Josh. 11:3, 8; 15:38; 18:26).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Mizpah, Mizpeh

MIZPAH, MIZPEH. Heb. miṣpā or miṣpeh means a watchtower or lofty place from which one can see far and wide whether men have built a tower there or not (Isa 21:8; 2 Chr 20:24). It is always used with the definite article except as Hos 5:1.1. A heap of stones which Jacob set up in Gilead as a marker

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Mizpah, Mizpeh

MIZPAH, MIZPEH. The basic meaning of the word is ‘watchtower’, ‘place for watching’. It is vocalized as miṣpâ and miṣpeh, and is found usually with the article. It is natural to look for places so named on high vantage-points. The following may be distinguished:1. The place where *Jacob and Laban

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Mizpah, Mizpeh

Mizpah (Heb. miṣpâ), MIZPEH (miṣpeh)1. Mizpah of Gilead. The name given by Jacob as a sign of his covenant with Laban (Gen. 31:49). The so-called Mizpah benediction invokes Yahweh to monitor the parties’ compliance with the covenant stipulations. Later, Israel’s forces assembled here in preparation

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Mizpah, Mizpeh

MIZPAH [mĭzˊpä] (Heb. fem. miṣpâ “lookout, watchtower”), MIZPEH [mĭzˊpə ] (masc. miṣpeh).

The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land

Mizpah

MIZPAH A town in Gilead where Jacob and Laban made a covenant (Gen. 31:48–9). It was the home of Jephthah (Judg. 11:11; Authorized Version: ‘Mizpeh’). Judas Maccabaeus conquered the town and set it on fire (1 Macc. 5:35; Authorized Version: ‘Maspha’). According to Eusebius it was situated 15 miles from

Mizpeh

MIZPEH A town on the main road from Jerusalem to Shechem, on the northern border of Benjamin. In the early Iron Age it was in the territory of Benjamin (Josh. 18:26). The Israelites gathered here to fight against the Philistines, and it was one of the cities in which Samuel judged the people (1 Sam.

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Mizpah

MIZPAH, MIZPEH (Hebrew, “watchtower”) The name of several locations in Scripture, so named because they were positioned to provide a place of observation or a vantage point.1. The location where Jacob sealed a covenant with Laban and set up a heap of stones as a perpetual witness to it (Gen 31:44–46).

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