zaphon Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
zaphon in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(north), a place mentioned in the enumeration of the allotment of the tribe of Gad. #Jos 13:27|
zaphon in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ZA'PHON (the north), a city of Gad, east of the Jordan. "in the valley." Josh 13:27. The word translated "northward" in Jud 12:1 is rendered in the Septuagint "to Zaphon." The Talmud identifies it as Amathus, and it is now represented by the ruined site Amateh, south-east of the Sea of Galilee.