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Zephon

A son of Gad.

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The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Zephon (Person)

ZEPHON (PERSON) [Heb ṣĕpôn (צְפֹון)]. Var. ZIPHION. ZEPHONITE. The first of seven sons of Gad listed in the second census taken by Moses in the wilderness (Num 26:15). He is the ancestor of the tribe of the Zephonites. In the related genealogy in Genesis 46 (Gen 46:16), and also in Jub. 44:20, his

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Zephon (Zephonite)

Zephon (Zephonite). Firstborn son of Gad and the father of the Zephonite family (Nm 26:15); alternately called Ziphion in Genesis 46:16.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Zephon

Zephon zēʹfon [Heb. ṣ^ep̱ôn < ṣāp̱â—‘watch’ (?)]; ZEPHONITES zẹ̄t’f̣ie-nits [Heb. haṣṣ^ep̱ônî]. The oldest son of Gad (called Ziphion in Gen. 46:16) and the family descended from him (Nu. 26:15).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Zephon

ZEPHON Firstborn son of Gad and the father of the Zephonite family (Gn 46:16; Nm 26:15).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Zephon

ZEPHON. son of Gad and founder of the tribe of Zephonites (Num 26:15). In Gen 46:16 he is called Ziphion.

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Zephon

Zephon (Heb. ṣĕp̱ôn) (also ZIPHION)The eldest son of Gad; ancestor of the Zephonites (Num. 26:15). At Gen. 46:16 his name is given as Ziphion.

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Zephon

Zephon ]zēˊfŏn] (Heb. ṣe^ep̱ôn “expectation”). The eldest son of Gad, ancestor of the Zephonites (Num. 26:15). At Gen. 46:16 his name is given as Ziphion.

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Zephon

Ze´phon (watch), the son of Gad, Num. 26:15, and ancestor of the family of the Zephonites. Called Ziphion in Gen. 46:16. (b.c. 1706.)

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Zephon

ZE´PHON (zeʹfon; “watching, expectation”). The first of the seven sons of Gad (Num. 26:15); progenitor of the Zephonites.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Zephon

ZEPHON [ZEE fun] — one of the seven sons of Gad and founder of a tribal family, the Zephonites (Num. 26:15). He is also called Ziphion (Gen. 46:16).

The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible

Zephon

Zephon [Zee-fuhn](Hebrews origin: Watchman)(Numbers 26:15). 17th century b.c. Zephon—called Ziphion in the book of Genesis (Genesis 46:16)—son of Gad and grandson of Jacob, was the ancestor of the clan of the Zephonites. He and his brothers—Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli—were among the

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Zephon

ZEPHON (Zēʹ phŏn) Personal name, perhaps meaning “north.” Eldest son of Gad and ancestor of the Zephonites (Num. 26:15). The Samaritan Pentateuch and the earliest Greek translation support the identification with Ziphion (Gen. 46:16).