Bible Location
Meaning: falsehood of a song; rejoicing · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Ziphron was a place on the far northern border in Israel's ideal land description. It is important because it belongs to the outer edge of the promised-land map rather than to the central settlement narratives. First appears in Num 34:9.1
Place meaning
falsehood of a song; rejoicing
Coordinates
34.23, 37.24
First appears
Num 34:9
AI summary: Ziphron matters because borders are theologically significant in the Pentateuch: they define inheritance, extent, and the shape of the land promised by God. This place helps articulate that northern horizon.1
Place meaning
falsehood of a song; rejoicing
Latitude
34.23
Longitude
37.24
Bible references
1
Sweet odour, a city on the northern border of Palestine (Num. 34:9), south-east of Hamath. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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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.