Biblical place
Where was Aphek?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ras el Ain.
First appears in Joshua 12:18 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in honour of his father, Antipater. It lay between Caesarea and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Tell Ras el Ain.
Aphek is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ras el Ain. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:18 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.