A place in Moab where Balaam blessed Israel
Zophim
Named in 1 verse of Numbers, first in Numbers 23:14.
צֹפִיםZophim
The name means “place for a watchman.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Zophim Written by AI
Zophim, meaning "watchmen" or "lookout," was a field on the top of Pisgah in Moab (Num.23.14). It was one of the locations where Balak took Balaam to view the Israelites and curse them. However, instead of cursing Israel, Balaam blessed them according to the word of the Lord. The exact location of Zophim is uncertain, but it was likely a high point or lookout spot on the Pisgah range, east of the Dead Sea, from which one could view the Israelite camp.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
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Where the Bible names it
- Numbers 23:14
So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.