Bible Dictionary
HAPHARAIM
Hapharaim was a town in the territory of Issachar, listed near Shunem and Anaharath.
Definition
Hapharaim was a town in the territory allotted to Issachar. It is named with Shunem and Anaharath in the list of Issachar’s towns.
Biblical Usage
Hapharaim appears only in the territorial list for Issachar.
Historical Background
Eusebius identified it with Affarea, six miles north of Legio-Megiddo. The site has been associated with modern el-Ferriyeh, an ancient place with notable tombs, though the identification is presented as a correspondence.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>haf-a'-ra'-im (chapharayim; the King James Version Haphraim, haf-ra'im, possibly "place of a moat"): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem and Anaharath (Jos 19:19). Eusebius, Onomasticon identifies it with "Affarea," and places it 6 miles North of Legio-Megiddo. This position corresponds with that of the modern el-Ferriyeh, an ancient site with remarkable tombs Northwest of el-Lejjun.</p>