(fair), one of the villages addressed by the prophet Micha, (Micah 1:11) is described by Eusebius and jerome as "in the mountain district between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon," perhaps represented by the village es-Sawafir , seven or eight miles to the northeast of Ascalon.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Saphir
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.