And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
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Glossary
- Baalah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.
- Kiriath-jearim Place
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City, a city belonging to Benjamin ( Josh. 18:28 ), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i. e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.
- Mount Ephron Place
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Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Al Qastal.
- Nephtoah Place
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Opened, a fountain and a stream issuing from it on the border between Judah and Benjamin ( Josh. 15:8 , 9; 18:15). It has been identified with ‘Ain Lifta, a spring about 2 1/2 miles north-west of Jerusalem.