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Biblical place

Where was Mizpah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jel‘ad.

First appears in Genesis 31:47 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1. ) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Modern identification: Jel‘ad.

Mizpah is represented in the local geography layer as Jel‘ad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 31:47 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions