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    Achzib

    אַכְזִיב

    Achzib (Chezib, Cozeba), a town in Judah's Shephelah region.

    Where the story of Achzib happensWhere the gazetteer locates Achzib, framed to them: Achzib. 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.Achzib
    Where the gazetteer locates Achzib
    verses
    4
    first named
    Genesis 38:5
    last named
    1 Chronicles 4:22
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.64°N · 34.95°E
    settlement31.64°N · 34.95°E

    Tel el Beida (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Achzib in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Achzib, also known as Chezib or Cozeba, was a town located in the Shephelah (foothills) region of Judah (Joshua 15:44). It is first mentioned in Genesis 38:5 as the place where Judah's son Shelah was born. The town is later listed in the genealogies of Judah (1Ch.4.22).

    In Micah 1:14, Achzib is mentioned in a prophetic oracle of judgment against Judah, where it is described as a deception to the kings of Israel, possibly implying that the town would fail to provide the expected support or loyalty. The exact location of Achzib is debated, but it is generally identified with the ruins of Tel el-Beida, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Beit Gubrin (Eleutheropolis) in the Shephelah.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 4 books.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      38:5

    2. Joshua1 verse

      15:44

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      4:22

    4. Micah1 verse

      1:14

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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