Valley of Mizpeh
The Valley of Mizpeh (Mizpah), a region near Mount Hermon where Joshua defeated the kings of the northern Canaanite coalition.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 11:8; referred to as Mizpeh Valley (מִצְפָּה) or Valley of/ Mizpeh (מִצְפֶּה בִּקְעָה).
Location
- Identified as
- about 10 km around Mizpah 2
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 33.400° N, 35.850° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מִצְפֶּה+H1237H«H1237=בִּקְעָהValley of Mizpeh
- מִצְפָּהMizpahmeans “Mizpeh, a watch-tower; speculation”
Mentions
- Joshua 11:3מִצְפָּה · Mizpah…to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
- Joshua 11:8מִצְפֶּה+H1237H«H1237=בִּקְעָה · Valley of Mizpeh…and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.