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ZAPHON (‘north’).—A city E. of Jordan, assigned to Gad (Jos_13:27). It is named also in Jdg_12:1, where Zaphônah should be rendered ‘to Zaphon’ (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ) instead of ‘northward’ (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). Possibly the Talmudic tradition is correct which identifies Zaphon with Amathus, the modero ‘Amâteh, a little north of the Jabbok, at the mouth of Wâdy er-Rugeib. Zaphon is probably connected with Ziphion (Gen_46:16), or (more correctly) Zĕ. with gentilic name Zephonites (Num_26:13), described as a ‘son’ of Gad.