Topic
Zuph, Land of
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- 1 Samuel 9:5Easton
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
- 1 Samuel 9:6Easton
And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26Easton
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
(1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel’s city, Ramah. It was probably so named after Elkanah’s son, Zuph (1 Chr. 6:26, marg.).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.