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Shophan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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A fortified town E. of Jordan, rebuilt by Gad (Numbers 32:35). Rather write Atroth Shophan, i.e. "Ataroth of the burrow," to distinguish it from Ataroth in Numbers 32:34.

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