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Azekah - dug over - a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah.1Azekah guarded the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah . It is identified with Tell Zakariyeh, about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron.2Exavations reveal walls and towers at the place. In the Bible , it is said to be the place where the Amorite kings were defeated by Joshua , and their army destroyed by a hailstorm. (Joshua 10:10, 11) It was given to the tribe of Judah . (Joshua 15:20,35) In the time of Saul , the Philistines massed their forces between Sochoh and Azekah, putting forth Goliath as their champion. Sa chapter 17) Rehoboam fortified the town in his reign, along with Lachish and other strategic sites. Chr 11:5-10) Lachish and Azekah were the last two towns to fall for the Babylonians before the overthrow of Jerusalem itself. (Jer. 34:6,7) It was one of the places re-occupied by the people on the return from the Captivity.3
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Cave at Tel Azekah Azekah was a biblical town in the Shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah .It has been identified with biblical azeka], about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron .
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Azekah was a town in the Shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah , about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron . It has been identified with biblical Azeka. The tell is pear shaped with the tip pointing northward.
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Azekah ( , ʿazeqah ) was a town in the Shephelah ("lower stratum of the Judaean range") guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah , about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron .The current tell (ruin) by that name has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period.Today, the site lies on the purlieu of Britannia Park .According to Epiphanius of Salamis , the name meant "white" in the Canaanite tongue. The tell is pear shaped with the tip pointing northward. Due to its location in the Elah Valley it functioned as one of the main Judahite border cities, sitting on the boundary between the lower and higher Shephelah.Although listed in Joshua 15:35 as being a city in the plain, it is actually partly in the hill country, partly in the plain.Tel Azeka and Google Map Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures (Syriac version) , ed.
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Ruins of an ancient town in Israel Azekah ( , ʿazēqā ) was an ancient town in the Shfela ("lowlands of Judea") guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah , about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron .The current tell (ruin) by that name, also known as Tel Azeka ( , ʿtel azēqā ) or Tell Zakariya , has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period. Today, the site lies on the purlieu of Britannia Park . According to Epiphanius of Salamis , the name meant "white" in Hebrew. The tell is pear shaped with the tip pointing northward. Due to its location in the Elah Valley it functioned as one of the main Judahite border cities, sitting on the boundary between the lower and higher Shfela. Although listed in Joshua 15:35 as being a city in the plain, it is actually partly in the hill country, partly in the plain. The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography (2 ed.).(original Hebrew edition: 'Land of Israel in Biblical Times - Historical Geography', Bialik Institute , Jerusalem (1962)) Tel Azeka and Google Map Epiphanius (1935), s.v.Concerning Names of Places, section no. 64 Quote : "But it is now called in Syriac Hewarta, for the reading Azekah is Hebrew; and it is translated into Greek as "white."".
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Ruins of an ancient town in Israel Azekah ( Hebrew : עֲזֵקָה , ʿazēqā ) was an ancient town in the Shephela ("lowlands of Judea") guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah , about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron . The current tell (ruin) by that name, also known as Tel Azeka ( Hebrew : תל עזקה , ʿtel azēqā ) or Tell Zakariya , has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period. Today, the site lies on the purlieu of Britannia Park . According to Epiphanius of Salamis , the name meant "white" in Hebrew. The tell is pear shaped with the tip pointing northward. Due to its location in the Elah Valley it functioned as one of the main Judahite border cities, sitting on the boundary between the lower and higher Shfela. Although listed in Joshua 15:35 as being a city in the plain, it is actually partly in the hill country, partly in the plain. The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography (2 ed.). (original Hebrew edition: 'Land of Israel in Biblical Times - Historical Geography', Bialik Institute , Jerusalem (1962)) Tel Azeka and Google Map Epiphanius (1935), s.v. Concerning Names of Places, section no. 64 Quote : "But it is now called in Syriac Hewarta, for the reading Azekah is Hebrew; and it is translated into Greek as "white."".
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biblical town in the shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the valley of elah
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ancient town in the shephela
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