Zif

Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of . According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here.
  • Residential area
  • Description: former town in the Judean Mountains, south-east of Hebron
  • Also known as
    “Tall Zīf”
    “Ziph”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Residential area
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3 km southeast of Zif

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever.
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya, is a Palestinian village located…
3 km southeast of Zif
Ma'ale Hever or Pnei Hever is an Israeli settlement in the .
4 km northeast of Zif
Village
, is a village on the outskirts of in the Palestinian .
4 km southeast of Zif
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Latitude
31.46688° or 31° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.1309° or 35° 7′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G3QF48J+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = residential
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Zif” goes by many names.
زِيفْArabic
Tall ZīfCebuano
Tall ZīfDutch
זיףHebrew
ЗифRussian
ЗіфUkrainian
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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