Mizpah — or Miz peh ( watch tower; the look out ) may refer to: one of several places in ancient Israel: Mizpah in Benjamin, a city near Jerusalem Mizpah in Gilead (Genesis), the place where Laban overtook Jacob on his return to Canaan Mizpah in Gilead… … Wikipedia
Mizpah in Benjamin — For other places of this name, see Mizpah (disambiguation). Mizpah ( watch tower; the look out ) was a city of Benjamin. Tell en Nasbeh is one of two sites often identified with Biblical Mizpah of Benjamin, and is located about 8 miles north of… … Wikipedia
Mizpah — The name in Hebrew denotes a look out point, and there are five such places mentioned in the OT, of which the best known is that on the border between Israel and Judah (1 Kgs. 15:22). After the capture of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BCE,… … Dictionary of the Bible
Mizpah — Or Miz peh, watch tower; the look out. 1) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan aram. Here Jacob and Laban set up their memorial cairn of stones. It is the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
MIZPEH or MIZPAH — (Heb. מִצְפֶּה, מִצְפָּה, הַמִּצְפָּה; lookout point ), the name of several places mentioned in the Bible. (1) A city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:26), the best known place with the name of Mizpeh. The Israelites gathered there to … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL — samuel and the beginnings of israelite monarchy the united david solomon division of the the earliest kings the last days of samaria. the kingdom of judah until its destruction Samuel and Saul: The Beginnings of Israelite Monarchy Our earliest… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of ancient Israel and Judah — Further information: History of Palestine, Pre history of the Southern Levant, History of the Southern Levant, and History of the Levant The Iron Age kingdom of Israel (blue) and kingdom of Judah (tan), with their neighbours… … Wikipedia
Asa of Judah — Asa Hebrew: ’Asa ben ’Aviyam King of Judah Hebrew: Melekh Yehudah אסא בן אבים מלך יהודה Asa from Guillaume Rouillé s Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Reign … Wikipedia
SIMEON OF MIZPAH — (mid first century C.E.), tanna at the close of the Second Temple era. As his name suggests he came from the town of Mizpah in Judah. It is related of him: It once happened that R. Simeon of Mizpah sowed his field before Rabban Gamaliel, and they … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Books of Samuel — The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism s Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew, and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single … Wikipedia
"Maspha". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
