Encyclopedia of The Bible – Zophim
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Zophim

ZOPHIM zō’ fĭm (צֹפִ֔ים, watchers). A place on the top of Pisgah, at the NE end of the Dead Sea, to which Balak took Balaam to see Israel (Num 23:14). It is uncertain whether Zophim is a proper name or whether the text should read “field of watchers.” The place may have been located at Tela ’at es-Safa.