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Jiphtah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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A city of Judah, in the shephelah , or low maritime hills of Judah (Joshua 15:43). Its meaning "it opens" points to a site at the opening of the hills to the plain. Now Batihah in the Ghuzzeh (Gaza) province (Robinson).

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Jiphtah'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​j/jiphtah.html. 1949.
 
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