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Biblical place

Where was Azekah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Azekah.

First appears in Joshua 10:10 · 5 books · 6 chapters

Overview

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). Modern identification: Tel Azekah.

Azekah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Azekah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 10:10 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention