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Place Old Testament

Ziph

Ziph was a town in the Negev region of Judah . Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:24.

Why it matters. A town in the Negev of Judah

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Location
31.245, 34.841 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Ziph

Ziph was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of Judah (Jos.15.24). It is listed among the towns in the extreme south of Judah's territory, along with Ithnan and Telem. No other details are provided about the history or significance of this town. Its exact location is unknown.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.