Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ziklag?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell esh Sharia.

First appears in Joshua 15:31 · 5 books · 9 chapters

Overview

A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Modern identification: Tell esh Sharia.

Ziklag is represented in the local geography layer as Tell esh Sharia. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:31 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 13 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

2 chapter s · 5 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Joshua

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

2 Samuel

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention