Suph is a place name that appears inDeuteronomy 1:1 (R.V. marg. "some ancient versions have theRed Sea," as in the A.V.).
Some scholars (Patrick,Rosenmüller, and others)[1] identify it withSuphah (Numbers 21:14, quoting thelostBook of the Wars of the Lord) as probably the name of a place. Others identify it with es-Sufah i.e.Maaleh-acrabbim (Joshua 15:3), and yet others withZuph (1 Samuel 9:5). It is most probable, however, that, in accordance with the ancient versions, this word is to be regarded as simply an abbreviation ofYam Suph i.e. the "Red Sea".
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Suph".Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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