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    Achshaph

    אַכְשָׁף

    Achshaph, a Canaanite city defeated by Joshua and allotted to Asher.

    Where the story of Achshaph happensWhere the gazetteer locates Achshaph, framed to them: Achshaph. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Achshaph
    Where the gazetteer locates Achshaph
    verses
    3
    first named
    Joshua 11:1
    last named
    Joshua 12:20
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.76°N · 35.09°E
    settlement32.76°N · 35.09°E

    Tel Regev (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Achshaph in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Achshaph was a Canaanite city-state mentioned in the conquest narratives of the book of Joshua. Its king, along with other northern Canaanite kings, formed an alliance against Israel led by Jabin king of Hazor (Joshua 11:1). However, Joshua defeated this coalition, capturing and destroying their cities, including Achshaph (Joshua 11:10-23). Achshaph is listed among the kings defeated by Joshua (Joshua 12:20) and later allotted to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:25). The exact location of Achshaph is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the western Galilee region, north of Mount Carmel.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua3 verses

      11:112:2019:25

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