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==References == | <p> ( '''''Γεφροῦς''''' , prob. a Graecized form of the Heb. '''''כָּפָר''''' , a ''Village;'' (See [[Caphar]]) ), a town mentioned by [[Polybius]] (5:70, 12) as captured by [[Antiochus]] along with [[Pella]] and [[Camus]] (Camon), and therefore situated in the same vicinity east of the [[Jordan]] (Reland, ''Palest.'' page 804); perhaps the present ''Kefr-Awan,'' a short distance N.E. of Kefi-Abil (Robinson, ''Later Researches,'' page 318). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 15 October 2021
Gephrus [1]
( Γεφροῦς , prob. a Graecized form of the Heb. כָּפָר , a Village; (See Caphar) ), a town mentioned by Polybius (5:70, 12) as captured by Antiochus along with Pella and Camus (Camon), and therefore situated in the same vicinity east of the Jordan (Reland, Palest. page 804); perhaps the present Kefr-Awan, a short distance N.E. of Kefi-Abil (Robinson, Later Researches, page 318).
