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Ophni
        (mouldy), a town of Benjamin, mentioned in Jos 18:24 the same as the Gophna of Josephus a place which at the time of Vespasian's invasion was apparently so important as to be second only to Jerusalem. It still survives in the modern Jifna or Jufna, 23 miles northwest of Bethel.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'ophni' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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