Casiphia was probably a village near Babylon which contained a large community of Jews. A literal translation of the Hebrew refers to Casiphia the place.
The Hebrew word place
is often used in the Old Testament to designate a sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:5; Jeremiah 7:3, Jeremiah 6:1 – 7:34). As a result, Casiphia could have been a place of worship that would later develop into a synagogue.1
17 and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.