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zō´fim, (×¦×¤×™× ×©×‚×“×”, sedheÌ„h coÌ„phı̄m; εἰς ἀγÏοῦ σκοπιαÌν, eis agrouÌ skopiaÌn): The place on the top of Pisgah to which Balak took Balaam, whence only a part of the host of Israel could be seen (). Perhaps we should simply translate “field of watchers.†Conder draws attention to the name Tal‛at es-SÌ£ufa attached to an ascent leading up to the ridge of NebaÌ„ from the North Here possibly is a survival of the old name. For Ramathaim-zophim see RAMAH.