Zophim
The field of Zophim was a place on the top of Pisgah in Moab where Balaam blessed Israel .
The name Zophim means “place for a watchman”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Numbers 23:14; only referred to as Zophim (צֹפִים).
Location
- Identified as
- Tila as Safa
- Certainty
- Possible (47% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.771° N, 35.734° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- צֹפִיםZophim
Mentions
- So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.