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Zephon

(watch), the son of Gad, (Numbers 26:15) and ancestor of the family of the Zephonites. Called Ziphion In (Genesis 46:16) (B.C. 1706.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Zephon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Exodus 14:2

    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

  • Exodus 14:9

    The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

  • Numbers 26:15

    These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,

  • Numbers 33:7

    They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.

Scripture on Zephon

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Entries that reference Zephon

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Zephon references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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