Place
Achshaph
Canaanite royal city
Canaanite royal city in the north whose king joined the coalition against Joshua and whose territory was later allotted to Asher.
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A royal city in the northern part of the land, whose king joined the coalition assembled by Jabin of to resist Israel's advance under . The coalition was defeated at the waters of , and Achshaph's king is listed among those slain (Joshua 11–12). After the conquest, the city was included within the territorial allotment of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:25), becoming one of the settled towns on Asher's eastern border.
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