Ziph
Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here.- Type: Hill with an elevation of 875 metres
- Description: former town in the Judean Mountains, south-east of Hebron
- Also known as: “Tall Zif”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ar-Rifa’iyya.
Ar-Rifa’iyya
Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the… Ar-Rifa’iyya is situated 3½ km southeast of Ziph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever and Khallet al-Maiya.
Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever
Village
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village… Khallet al-Maiya is situated 4 km south of Ziph.
Qilqis
Village
Ziph
- Categories: former town, tell, biblical place, and landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.47475° or 31° 28′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.13514° or 35° 8′ 7″ east
Elevation
875 metres (2,871 feet)
Open location code
8G3QF4FP+W3
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ziph” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tall Zīf”
- Dutch: “Tall Zīf”
- Hebrew: “זיף”
- Russian: “Зиф”
- Ukrainian: “Зіф”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Zīf and Ḩurayz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Khirbat Zīf and Khirbat Isţabūl.
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