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Where is Mizpeh in the Bible?

Mizpeh was a town located in the Shephelah, the lowland region between the coastal plain and the Judean hills in the territory of Judah. It is mentioned in Joshua 15:38 as one of the cities allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land. While Mizpeh appears only briefly in the biblical record, its inclusion in this list of Judahite towns indicates it was an established settlement in ancient Israel. The exact location of biblical Mizpeh in the Shephelah region remains uncertain, though it may correspond to one of several archaeological sites in the West Bank today. This town served as part of Judah's territorial holdings in the strategic lowland zone that bordered Philistine territory.