Bible Location

Chephirah

Meaning: a little lioness · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available

Chephirah was one of the Gibeonite towns that made a treaty with Joshua and later belonged to Benjamin. It is important because it appears both in the covenant story with the Gibeonites and in the post-exilic return lists. First appears in Josh 9:17.1

Place meaning

a little lioness

Coordinates

31.84, 35.10

First appears

Josh 9:17

AI summary: Chephirah matters because it shares in the larger Gibeonite story of cunning, survival, and oath-bound coexistence. Its later place in Benjamin and in the lists of returnees shows that the town remained part of the lived landscape long after the drama of Joshua 9. That continuity makes it more than a supporting location in a single episode. The cross references present Chephirah as a treaty-town whose place endured from conquest memory into restored community life.1

Place meaning

a little lioness

Latitude

31.84

Longitude

35.10

Bible references

4