Bible Location

Ophrah

Meaning: dust; lead; a fawn · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available

This Ophrah entry refers to the Benjaminite town in the central hill country, not to Gideon's Ophrah in Manasseh. It is important because similar names can easily blur distinct places. First appears in Josh 18:23.1

Place meaning

dust; lead; a fawn

Coordinates

31.95, 35.30

First appears

Josh 18:23

AI summary: Ophrah matters here because one small Benjaminite town sits inside military and territorial memory. Saul's route touches it, and Joshua's lists preserve it within Benjamin's inheritance. The cross references present this Ophrah as a central hill-country town distinct from the better-known Ophrah of Gideon.1

Place meaning

dust; lead; a fawn

Latitude

31.95

Longitude

35.30

Bible references

2