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.