Bible Location
Meaning: money; covetousness · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Casiphia was the place from which Ezra requested temple servants and ministers for the journey home. It is important because it belongs to the practical preparations behind the return from exile. First appears in Ezra 8:17.1
Place meaning
money; covetousness
Coordinates
35.14, 36.75
First appears
Ezra 8:17
AI summary: Casiphia matters because restoration depended on people, not only permission and travel. The place is remembered as the source of those who would strengthen worship on the return.1
Place meaning
money; covetousness
Latitude
35.14
Longitude
36.75
Bible references
1
Silver, a place between Babylon and Jerusalem, where Iddo resided (Ezra 8:17); otherwise unknown. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Ezra |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.