Hepher

Town

Location disputed Tell el Muhaffar: about 75 km (45 miles) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Tell el Muhaffar Possible
  • Tel Hefer Possible
  • Tel Dotan Less likely

Hepher in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 2 Verses

  • Joshua 12:17 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
  • 1 Kings 4:10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

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