Place
Aphek
Philistine border town
Philistine assembly point where the Ark of the Covenant was captured and where David was dismissed before the battle of Gilboa.
Who or what is this?
A city in the coastal plain or where forces assembled on two pivotal occasions. In 1 4, the Philistines camp at Aphek before the battle in which Israel is routed and the is captured, with Eli's sons and killed. Later in 1 Samuel 29, the Philistine lords gather their forces at Aphek again before the battle of ; it is here that and his men, who had been living among the Philistines, are sent back to . The city was part of the territory not yet fully subdued at the time of 's old age (Joshua 13:4).
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Places in this story
Modern location: Tell Ras el Ain. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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