Biblical place
Where was Shaphir?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell as Sawafir.
First appears in Micah 1:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod. Modern identification: Tell as Sawafir.
Shaphir is represented in the local geography layer as Tell as Sawafir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Micah 1:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention