Places in the Bible · Settlement

Ophrah (2)

Ophrah is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Taybeh. The name means “dust; lead; a fawn.”

Where is Ophrah?

Approx. 31.9544, 35.3003 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
TaybehsettlementHigh

Verses that mention Ophrah

  • Joshua 18:23

    And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,

  • 1 Samuel 13:17

    And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: