Heleph
חֶלֶף/HEE-lef/
“An exchange or passing through”
Summary
Heleph was a town marking the starting point of Naphtali's northern boundary, identified with modern Beit Lif northeast of the Ras Abyad.
☩Boundary Town
Heleph was the western starting point of Naphtali's boundary, from which the border extended eastward. Van de Velde identified it with Beit-lif, a village with ancient remains nearly due east of the Ras Abyad and west of Kadesh, located on the southern edge of a marked ravine (Wady el-Ayun) that likely formed part of the boundary between Naphtali and Asher.
Key verses:Joshua 19:33
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Heleph," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Heleph," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Heleph," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Heleph," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).