Zophim Summary
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The field of Zophim was a place on the top of Pisgah in Moab where Balaam blessed Israel .
Zophim
PlaceA place in Moab where Balaam blessed Israel
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Zophim
place for a watchman
- en Lookout Field · Also called
- he צֹפִים · H6839
- bg Цофим
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Zophim Article
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Zophim, meaning "watchmen" or "lookout," was a field on the top of Pisgah in Moab (Num.23.14). It was one of the locations where Balak took Balaam to view the Israelites and curse them. However, instead of cursing Israel, Balaam blessed them according to the word of the Lord. The exact location of Zophim is uncertain, but it was likely a high point or lookout spot on the Pisgah range, east of the Dead Sea, from which one could view the Israelite camp.
"Zophim, Field of" Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Field of watchers, a place in Moab on the range of Pisgah (Num. 23:14). To this place Balak brought Balaam, that he might from thence curse the children of Israel. Balaam could only speak the word of the Lord, and that was blessing. It is the modern Tal’at-es-Safa.
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