Encyclopedia entry
Shophan
Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Num. 32:35), built by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word preceding it in this passage, Atroth-Shophan, as in the Revised Version.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(bareness), one of the fortified towns on the east of Jordan which were taken possession of and rebuilt by the tribe of Gad. (Numbers 32:35)
In the Bible
1
Verses where Shophan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Numbers 32:35
Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
Scripture on Shophan
1
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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