And Judas diverted to Mizpah, and he fought and seized it.
Mizpah(מִצְפָּה miṣpāh, mitspah) is Hebrew for"watchtower.
and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water,
And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold,
came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah;
The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines,
and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
Ishmael also killed all of the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Likely, Mount Tabor( west of the Jordan) and Mizpah( a city east of that river)
Samuel offered a burnt offering at Mizpah and also set up an altar in Ramah.
And Mizpah, for he said,"Yahweh watch between me and you,
when we are absent one from another.
They had promised that anyone who did not meet with them at Mizpah would be killed.
So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back,
summoned people of Judah to construct the cities of Geba and Mizpah, and“ there was none exempt.”
Why did Samuel offer up a burnt offering at Mizpah and set up an altar in Ramah,
children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel.
And Mizpah; for he said,
The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
And Samuel said[here's the corporate],‘Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the Lord for you.'.
Likely, Mount Tabor( west of the Jordan) and Mizpah( a city east of that river) were
centers of false worship.
So as God's representative, Samuel offered a burnt offering at Mizpah and also set up an altar in Ramah.
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who shall come to us:
And beside him, Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, built another measure, opposite the ascent to the strongest corner.
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying,"There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife.
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in
Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.