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
2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention