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Chephirah
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Village, one of the four cities of the Gibeonitish Hivites with whom Joshua made a league (9:17). It belonged to Benjamin. It has been identified with the modern Kefireh, on the west confines of Benjamin, about 2 miles west of Ajalon and 11 from Jerusalem.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(the hamlet), one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:17) named afterwards among the towns of Benjamin. (Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
CHEPHI'RAH (village), one of four towns of the Gibeonites, belonging to Benjamin, Josh 9:17; Josh 18:26 ; Ezr 2:25; probably now Kefir, 8 miles west of Gibeon. Conder gives it as Kejireh.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
CHEPHI'RAH (village), one of four towns of the
Gibeonites, belonging to Benjamin, Josh 9:17; Josh 18:26 ;
Ezr 2:25; probably now Kefir,
8 miles west of Gibeon. Conder gives it as Kejireh.