Topic
Parah
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 18:23Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
The heifer, a town in Benjamin (Josh. 18:23), supposed to be identical with the ruins called Far’ah, about 6 miles north-east of Jerusalem, in the Wady Far’ah, which is a branch of the Wady Kelt.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
pa'-ra, par'-a (ha-parah; Codex Vaticanus Phara; Codex Alexandrinus Aphar): A city named as in the territory of Benjamin between Avvim and Ophrah (Jos 18:23). It may with some confidence be identified with Farah on Wady Farah, which runs into Wady Suweinit, about 3 miles Northeast of `Anata.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin Jos 18:23
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.