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Place

Mizpah

watchtower sites

Place name used for several watchtower sites in Israel's historical narratives.

40 appearances10 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Name borne by several elevated sites used as gathering places and watchtowers in Israel's history, the most prominent being the Mizpah of . There Israel assembles to judge the outrage at in Judges, rallies the people for a great victory over the Philistines and sets up the stone , and Saul is presented to the nation as king. After 's fall, governs from Mizpah until he is assassinated by son of Nethaniah, and a separate Mizpah in is the site of 's treaty with and of 's vow.

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Modern location: Tell en Nasbeh. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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