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Mountain of
Judah and Shephelah
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81. Saphitha - (Tell al-Safy) |
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And when he (Zerah, king of Kush) had marched as far as the city of Maresa - this being in the tribe of Judah -, Asa met him with his own force and drew up his army over against him in a certain valley called Saphatha, not far from the city. (Josephus, Ant., VIII:292-293) |
Photo: In Tell al-Safy (ancient Gath of the Philistines) is recognizable the name of the otherwise unknown Saphitha. |
