Town located east of the Jordan River (Jos 13:27) and included as part of the inheritance of Gad’s tribe (v 24). Egyptian records (13th century BC) refer to a town known as Dapuna, while an Amarna text spells the name Sapuna.
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Zaphon
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject
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