Chephirah
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One of the cities of those who had made a covenant with Israel, as Joshua 9:17 names them: Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. At 9:17–18 the children of Israel come to these cities on the third day, but don’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel.
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- EZR 2:21–35, engwebp
21The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
- JOS 9:16–21, engwebp
16At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.
17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
18The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
19But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Now therefore we may not touch them.
20We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
21The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
- JOS 18:25–28, engwebp
25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
28Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- NEH 7:25–38, engwebp
25The children of Gibeon: ninety-five.
26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.
27The men of Anathoth: one hundred twenty-eight.
28The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
29The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.
30The men of Ramah and Geba: six hundred twenty-one.
31The men of Michmas: one hundred twenty-two.
32The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
33The men of the other Nebo: fifty-two.
34The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.
36The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.
38The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.
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Unresolved interpretation: Kiriath Arim and Kiriath Jearim
- Joshua 9:17 says, “The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.”
Source evidence (1)
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- JOS 9:16–21, engwebp
16At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.
17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
18The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
19But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Now therefore we may not touch them.
20We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
21The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
- JOS 9:16–21, engwebp
- Ezra 2:25 says, “The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.”
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- EZR 2:21–35, engwebp
21The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
- EZR 2:21–35, engwebp
- Nehemiah 7:29 says, “The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.”
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- NEH 7:25–38, engwebp
25The children of Gibeon: ninety-five.
26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.
27The men of Anathoth: one hundred twenty-eight.
28The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
29The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.
30The men of Ramah and Geba: six hundred twenty-one.
31The men of Michmas: one hundred twenty-two.
32The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
33The men of the other Nebo: fifty-two.
34The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.
36The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.
38The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.
- NEH 7:25–38, engwebp
Joshua 9:17 says, “Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim”, and Nehemiah 7:29 names the men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth. Ezra 2:25 names the children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: both editions write Kiriath Arim there (the Korean 기랴다림), another name than Kiriath Jearim (기럇여아림). This collection links the Kiriath Jearim of Nehemiah 7:29 to the Kiriath Jearim it holds (place-kiriath-jearim), leaves the Kiriath Arim of Ezra 2:25 unlinked, and does not decide whether the two names are one place.
Geographic sources & candidates
Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Chephirah” by name and 4 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Khirbet el Kefireh (confidence 838 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event.
AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29
- Khirbet el Kefireh
OpenBible.info confidence 838 of 1000 (current scholarship)
31.8309, 35.10677
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Chephirah” (CC BY 4.0)
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Narrated location (1) — The children of Israel do not strike the inhabitants of Gibeon, because the princes had sworn to them
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The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Chephirah (place-chephirah) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/chephirah Current wording: One of the cities of those who had made a covenant with Israel, as Joshua 9:17 names them: Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. At 9:17–18 the children of Israel come to these cities on the third day, but don’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Cited evidence: EZR 2:21–35, engwebp / JOS 9:16–21, engwebp / JOS 18:25–28, engwebp / NEH 7:25–38, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.