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Gephrus
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Γεφροῦς, prob. a Graecized form of the Heb. כָּפָר, a village; (See CAPHAR) ), a town mentioned by Polybius (5:70, 12) as captured by Antiochus along with Pella and Camus (Camon), and therefore situated in the same vicinity east of the Jordan (Reland, Palest. page 804); perhaps the present Kefr-Awan, a short distance N.E. of Kefi-Abil (Robinson, Later Researches, page 318).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gephrus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gephrus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gephrus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gephrus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
