Bible Location
Meaning: a digger · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Hepher entry refers to the district or settlement associated with Solomon's administrative system, distinct from people who share the same name. It is important because it preserves one of the territorial units in the monarchy. First appears in Josh 12:17.1
Place meaning
a digger
Coordinates
32.37, 34.88
First appears
Josh 12:17
AI summary: Hepher matters here because biblical geography and royal administration intersect. The references place it within the land organized for Solomon's provisions, showing how named regions became part of the machinery of the kingdom. The cross references present Hepher as an administrative district in the northern-central landscape of Israel.1
Place meaning
a digger
Latitude
32.37
Longitude
34.88
Bible references
2
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.