Place
Azekah
fortified city in Judah
Fortified Shephelah city near the valley of Elah where the Philistines camped against David, and one of the last Judahite strongholds to fall before Babylon.
Who or what is this?
A fortified city in the of between and , playing a role in several key military episodes. After the five kings flee before , he pursues them as far as Azekah and Makkedah, and God hurls great hailstones on them (Joshua 10:10–11). In the and narrative, the Philistines are encamped between Socoh and Azekah in the valley of Elah (1 17:1). fortifies Azekah (2 Chronicles 11:9). During the siege of Judah, Azekah is one of the last cities holding out alongside and ( 34:7), a fact corroborated by the Lachish ostraca from archaeology.
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Modern location: Tel Azekah. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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