Haphraim
חֲפָרַיִם/haf-RAY-im/
“Two pits or double pit”
Summary
Haphraim, meaning "two pits," was a city in the territory of Issachar mentioned near Shunem, possibly identified with modern el-Afuleh or ruins at el-Farriyeh.
☩Location
Haphraim was allotted to the tribe of Issachar, mentioned in the boundary description between Shunem and Shihon. Eusebius placed it about six Roman miles north of Leggio. Some scholars identify it with el-Afuleh, about six miles northeast of Lejjun (Megiddo) and two miles west of Solam (ancient Shunem). Others suggest ruins at el-Farriyeh at coordinates 32°38'N, 35°6'E. The Apocrypha may mention this place as Aphaerema.
Key verses:Joshua 19:19
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Haphraim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Haphraim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Haphraim," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Haphraim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).