Bible Strands
Joshua 18:26
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the northern boundary markers for the tribe of Benjamin as the land is divided among the remaining seven tribes. The words — מִצְפָּה (Mitzpah) and כְּפִירָה (Kephirah) appear in the list, literally meaning "watchtower" and "place of lions" or "cave." The thread — These towns surface in Joshua 9:17 as part of a Gibeonite treaty, in Judges 10:17 as a military assembly site, and in Ezra 2:25 among the post-exilic returnees. Why it lands — The text functions as a legal boundary survey, requiring the reader to map tribal inheritance and track how specific locations shift from territorial markers to historical landmarks.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
Cross-references
- Joshua 9:17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
- Judges 10:17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
- Ezra 2:25 the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;