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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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ZIPH (Place)

1. One of the cities in the extreme south assigned to Judah’s tribe for an inheritance (Jos 15:24).

2. One of the cities in the hill country belonging to Judah’s tribe (Jos 15:55), mentioned with Maon, Carmel, Jezreel, and most prominently with Hebron (cf. 1 Chr 2:42). Ziph has been identified with a site three miles (4.8 kilometers) south of Hebron. The surrounding wilderness region is probably the “wilderness of Ziph” where David hid from Saul (1 Sm 23:14-15; 26:2). The Ziphites who betrayed David to Saul were residents of this city and the surrounding region (1 Sm 23:19; 26:1; Ps 54 title). Ziph is later mentioned as one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr 11:8).