Mizpah in Benjamin

Mitzpah (Hebrew: מִצְפָּה, romanized: miṣpā, lit. 'watchtower, lookout') was a city of the tribe of Benjamin; it is referred to multiple times in the Hebrew Bible.

Tell en-Nasbeh is one of three sites often identified with the Mitzpah of Benjamin, and is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Jerusalem. The other suggested locations are Nabi Samwil, which is some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the Old City of Jerusalem (situated on the highest hill in the vicinity, above the plain of Gibeon), and Shuafat, a village situated on a flat spur to the northwest of Jerusalem and from where Jerusalem is visible.

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