Ophni was a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin during the division of the Promised Land.
Ophni was a town located in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the list of cities and towns allocated to the tribe during the distribution of the Promised Land under Joshua (Josh. 18:24). It is listed along with other towns in the region, such as Chephar-ammoni, Ophrah, and Geba. Its location is unknown.
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Mouldy, a city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:24).
(mouldy), a town of Benjamin, mentioned in (Joshua 18:24) the same as the Gophna of Josephus a place which at the time of Vespasian’s invasion was apparently so important as to be second only to Jerusalem. It still survives in the modern Jifna or Jufna, 23 miles northwest of Bethel.
wearisomeness; folding together
OPH'NI (mouldy), a town in Benjamin. Josh 18:24. It was probably identical with (Jophna of Josephus and with the modern village of Jufna, or Jifna, about 2 or 3 miles north-west of Bethel. It was an important town in the time of Vespasian.
OPH'NI (mouldy), a town in Benjamin. Josh 18:24. It was probably identical with (Jophna of Josephus and with the modern village of Jufna, or Jifna, about 2 or 3 miles north-west of Bethel. It was an important town in the time of Vespasian.
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Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
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