Place
Aphek
Philistine assembly point where the Ark of the Covenant was captured and where David was dismissed before the battle of Gilboa.
What and where is this?
A city in the coastal plain or where forces assembled on two pivotal occasions. In 1 Samuel 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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