Heleph
Heleph was a town marking the border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Naphtali.
The name Heleph means “changing; passing over”
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Joshua 19:33; only referred to as Heleph (חֵ֫לֶף).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Irbadeh
- Certainty
- Possible (58% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.725° N, 35.414° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֵ֫לֶףHeleph
Mentions
- Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.