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Place

Aphek

Northern boundary marker near Sidon in Joshua's description of land remaining to be conquered.

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What and where is this?

A city named in Joshua 13:4 as part of the description of the land that remained unconquered and still to be possessed, lying "from the south, all the land of the , and Mearah that is beside the , unto Aphek, to the borders of the ." It functions as a northern boundary marker delimiting the extent of Canaanite territory yet to be subdued, and is distinct from the other places named Aphek in the tribal allotments and battle narratives.

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