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Ophni

Mouldy, a city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:24).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(mouldy), a town of Benjamin, mentioned in (Joshua 18:24) the same as the Gophna of Josephus a place which at the time of Vespasian’s invasion was apparently so important as to be second only to Jerusalem. It still survives in the modern Jifna or Jufna, 23 miles northwest of Bethel.

In the Bible

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

  • Joshua 18:24

    Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

Scripture on Ophni

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Ophni references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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