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Ophrah

Ophrah was a town in Benjamin and a place in Manasseh, associated with Gideon and mentioned in a prophecy of Micah.

The name Ophrah means “dust; lead; a fawn”

PlaceOld Testament3 books3 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 18:23; referred to as Ophrah (עׇפְרָה) or Beth-le-aphrah (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה).

Location

Identified as
Taybeh
Certainty
Likely (79% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.954° N, 35.300° E
Ophrah
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Glossary entries

Beth-Leaphrah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 18:23עׇפְרָה · Ophrah
    Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
  2. 1 Samuel 13:17עׇפְרָה · Ophrah
    And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
  3. Micah 1:10בֵּית לְעַפְרָה · Beth-le-aphrah
    Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.