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Zephath
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(zee' fath) Place name meaning, “watchtower.” City in southwestern Judah in the vicinity of Arvad. Following their destruction of the city, the tribes of Judah and Simeon renamed the site Hormah (Judges 1:17 ). The site is identified with khirbet Masas on the main road from Beer-sheba to the Arabah valley.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Zephath'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/z/zephath.html. 1991.