Tophel or Tofel (תפל) was an Edomite town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: `These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan — that is, in the Arabah — opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.` (Deuteronomy 1:1). It is identified as Tafilah in Jordan north to Petra. ...