Chephirah

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(village) (2 Esdras 5:19) - a Gibeonite town later allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:26). Some of its inhabitants returned from captivity (Ezra 2:25; Neh 7:29). It probably stood near Kiriath-jearim. Following Robinson, the source identifies it with the village of Kefir, eleven English miles from Jerusalem and two miles west of Aijalon.

Scripture cited

Joshua 18:26 Ezra 2:25 Nehemiah 7:29

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