Chaspho

Chaspho was a town east of the Sea of Galilee. It is mentioned in 1 and 2 Maccabees.

Judas and Jonathan Maccabeus led their army into the region of Transjordan. They captured Chaspho, along with Maked, Bosor, and other cities in Gilead (1 Maccabees 5:36).

Most scholars think that Chaspho is the same place called Caspin in 2 Maccabees 12:13. Some believe Chaspho was located at el-Muzeirib in the Hauran plain or at Tell el-Jamid by the Yarmuk River. But today, most scholars place it at Khisfin, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of the Sea of Galilee.

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.