Place
Azekah
- Type
- City
- Location
- 31.701°, 34.936°
Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11).
- Part of
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30).
In Scripture
7 verses in 5 books
- Joshua10:10–11; 15:35
- 1 Samuel17:1
- 2 Chronicles11:9
- Nehemiah11:30
- Jeremiah34:7
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