Job 26:7

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He stretches out the north over empty space, And hangs the earth on nothing.

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Zaphon, meaning “north,” may refer generally to the northern heavens rather than a specific city or mountain. In Job 26:7, it highlights God’s sovereign power in suspending the vast northern sky—and indeed the earth itself—over empty space.

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Job 26:7 mentions Zaphon.

Zaphon · Anthiok

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