Mizpah in Judges 20:1 — Bible place

Mizpah

A city of Benjamin, “the watch-tower”, where the people were accustomed to meet in great national emergencies (Josh. 18:26; Judg. 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5; 1 Sam. 7:5-16). It has been supposed to be the same as Nob (1 Sam. 21:1; 22:9-19). It was some 4 miles north-west of Jerusalem, and was situated on the loftiest hill in the neighbourhood, some 600 feet above the plain of Gibeon. This village has the modern name of Neby Samwil, i.e., the prophet Samuel, from a tradition that Samuel’s tomb is here.

Samuel inaugurated the reformation that characterized his time by convening a great assembly of all Israel at Mizpeh, now the politico-religious centre of the nation. There, in deep humiliation on account of their sins, they renewed their vows and entered again into covenant with the God of their fathers. It was a period of great religious awakening and of revived national life. The Philistines heard of this assembly, and came up against Israel. The Hebrews charged the Philistine host with great fury, and they were totally routed. Samuel commemorated this signal victory by erecting a memorial-stone, which he called “Ebenezer” (q.v.), saying, “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us” (1 Sam. 7:7-12).

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KJB,ESV = ‘Mizpah’

Recorded scripture occurrences (30)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JDG 20:1

OET-RV JDG 20:1

20 Then all the Israelis from Dan in the north to Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba) in the south, and even from Gilead across the Yarden (Jordan), came and assembled before Yahweh at Mitspah with one single, united purpose.

OET-LV JDG 20:1

20 And_ all _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _went _out and_ the_congregation _it _was _assembled like_a _man one (to)_from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_the _land _of (the)_Gilˊād to YHWH (the)_Miʦpāh.

Show passage in OET: JDG 20:3

OET-RV JDG 20:3

3 Meanwhile, the Benyamites had heard that the Israelis had gathered at Mitspah, and everyone asked, “Explain how this wicked thing came to happen.”

OET-LV JDG 20:3

3 And_ the _descendants _of Binyāmīn _they _heard if/because _that the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _had _gone _up (the)_Miʦpāh and_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _said speak how the_evil (the)_this did _it _occur.

Show passage in OET: JDG 21:1

OET-RV JDG 21:1

21 Now back in Mitspah, the Israeli men had promised never to allow their daughters to marry a Benyamite man.

OET-LV JDG 21:1

21 And_the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _had _sworn at_Miʦpāh to_say anyone from_him/it not he _will _give daughter _of_his to_Binyāmīn to/for_(a)_woman.

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