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GUPHTA.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(See JOTAPATA).

Gur (Hob. id. גּוּר, a whelp, fully מִעֲלֵחאּגוּר, MAALEH-Gur, i.e. ascent of the whelp; Sept, ἀνἀβασις Γούρ, Vulg. ascensus Gauer; Eng. Vers. "the going up to Gur"), a place or elevated ground in the immediate vicinity of (בְּאּ ) Ibleam, on the road from Jezreel to Beth-hag-Gun, where John's servants overtook and mortally wounded the flying king Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27). B.C. 883. It is, perhaps, the little knoll marked on Van de Velde's Map about midway between Zenin and Jelameh. (See IBLEAM); (See GUR-BAAL).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'GUPHTA.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/guphta.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.