Mizpah
Now Jel‘ad.
location: uncertain
Named in 6 tagged verses in 3 books, first at Genesis 31:49.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.12° N, 35.78° E
- Nearest
- Gad 8.5 km
- People
- 1 person
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 6 verses
Map
Mizpah is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a uncertain location.
People
People named in the same verses as Mizpah, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Mizpah, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1169 BCOppression by Ammon and Philistia1 shared verse
- 1151 BCDeliverance by Jephthah3 shared verses
- 784 BCProphecies of Hosea1 shared verse
Mentions
6 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
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Every verse
All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 31:49
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
Judges4 verses
- 10:17
Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
- 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
- 11:29
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
- 11:34
And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
Hosea1 verse
- 5:1
“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Mizpah, by straight-line distance.