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Ziph

Holman Bible Dictionary

(zihf) Place and personal name perhaps meaning, “flowing.” 1. Son of Mareshah and grandson of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42 ). The text perhaps means Mareshah was the founder of Ziph near Hebron. 2. Family of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:16 ). 3 . Town in the Judean hill country (Joshua 15:24 ), likely tell Zif about three miles southeast of Hebron. Mereshah likely founded the town (1 Chronicles 2:42 ). David hid from Saul in the surrounding wilderness (1 Samuel 23:14-15 ); 1 Samuel 26:2 ). Ziphites, residents of Ziph, twice revealed David's hideouts to Saul (1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 26:1 ). Rehoboam fortified the site (2 Chronicles 11:8 ). 4 . Town in the Negeb (Joshua 15:24 ), likely khirbet ez-Zeifeh southwest of Kurnub.