Zophim
Zophim is a natural area mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Tila as Safa. The name means “place for a watchman.”
Where is Zophim?
Approx. 31.7711, 35.7339 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tila as Safa | natural area | Medium |
| on Pisgah | natural area | Medium |
Zophim in the Bible dictionary
Field of watchers, a place in Moab on the range of Pisgah (Num. 23:14). To this place Balak brought Balaam, that he might from thence curse the children of Israel. Balaam could only speak the word of the Lord, and that was blessing. It is the modern Tal’at-es-Safa.
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Verses that mention Zophim
- Numbers 23:14
And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.