CASPHOR (1Ma_5:26; 1Ma_5:36, AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Casphon; 2Ma_12:13 Caspin).Near a large lake in Gilead. The site is unknown.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
kas?for (the King James Version Casphon; Κασφώρ, Kasphō̇r, 1 Macc 5:26; Χασφών, Chasphō̇n, Χασφώθ, Chasphō̇th, 5:36; Κασπείν, Kaspeı́n, 2 Macc 12:13): A city East of the Jordan captured by Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:36). It is probably identical with Caspis of 2 Macc 12:13. It was a fortress of great strength, with a lake near it. This has led some to think it may be represented by el-Muzērı̄b, an important station on the pilgrim route to Mecca. The ancient name of this city, however, has not been discovered. See ASHTAROTH
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.