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Zaphon
Holman Bible Dictionary
(zay' pahn) Place name meaning, “north.” 1. City east of the Jordan River in Gad's territory (Joshua 13:27 ). It was probably a center of worship of the god Baal-zaphon in the days of Canaanite supremacy before the Gadites took over. It is identified with tell el-Qos, tell es-Saidiye, or tell el-Mazar. Shophan (Numbers 32:35 ) may be another spelling of the same city. 2. Mountain viewed as home of the gods in Canaanite thought, perhaps referred to in Psalm 48:2 (NIV), Isaiah 14:13 (NRSV), and Job 26:7 (NRSV), showing Yahweh controls what Canaan thought their gods possessed.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Zaphon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​z/zaphon.html. 1991.