Mount Ephron
Mount Ephron, a mountain on the border between the territories of Judah and Benjamin, near Kiriath-jearim.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:9; referred to as Ephron Mount (עֶפְרוֹן) or Ephron (יָמָּה).
Location
- Identified as
- Al Qastal
- Certainty
- Likely (66% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.797° N, 35.144° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.