Topic
Ophni
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Joshua 18:24Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A town of the Benjamites
And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Mouldy, a city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:24).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
of'-ni (ha-`ophni; Aphne): A place in the territory of Benjamin (Jos 18:24). The modern Jifneh, in a fine vale West of the road to Nablus and 2 1/2 miles Northwest of Bethel, might suit as to position; but the change in the initial letter from `ain to jim is not easy. This is the Gophna of the rabbis (compare Josephus, Jewish Wars, III, iii, 5).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A town of the Benjamites Jos 18:24
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.