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Person

Zephon

son of Gad

Son of Gad listed in the genealogies of Israel's descent into Egypt and ancestral head of the Zephonite clan.

2 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Zephon is listed as the firstborn son of Gad among the sons of recorded in Genesis 46 when the family descended to Egypt. He is named again in Numbers 26 as the ancestor of the Zephonite clan within the tribe of Gad. Beyond these genealogical notices no further narrative material about Zephon appears in scripture.

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