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Zuph

The land of Zuph was a region in Ephraim where Saul and his servant searched for his father's lost donkeys .

The name Zuph means “that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Gibeon first mentioned at 1 Samuel 9:5; only referred to as Zuph (צוּף).

Location

Identified as
about 10 km around Ramathaim-zophim
Certainty
Likely (70% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.854° N, 35.232° E
Zuph
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Glossary entries

Zuph (Place)

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 1 Samuel 9:5
    When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”