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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Aphek. Every Aphek in the Bible

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    Aphek

    אֲפֵק

    Aphek, a city in the north, where the Arameans fought against Israel.

    Where the story of Aphek happensWhere the gazetteer locates Aphek, framed to them: Aphek. 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.Aphek
    Where the gazetteer locates Aphek
    verses
    3
    first named
    1 Kings 20:26
    last named
    2 Kings 13:17
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.78°N · 35.64°E
    settlement32.78°N · 35.64°E

    Tel Ein Gev (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Aphek in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Aphek, mentioned in 1Kings 20 and 2Kings 13, was a city located in the northern part of Israel, likely in the region of the Jezreel Valley. It was the site of significant battles between the Arameans (Syrians) and the Israelites during the reigns of King Ahab and King Jehoash of Israel.

    In 1Kings 20, the Arameans, led by Ben-hadad, assembled their forces at Aphek to fight against Israel. Despite the vast Aramean army, the Israelites, guided by a prophet, achieved a decisive victory. The Arameans fled to Aphek, where a wall collapsed and killed many of them (1Ki.20.26-30).

    Later, during the reign of Jehoash, Aphek is mentioned again in the context of the Aramean oppression of Israel. The prophet Elisha, on his deathbed, instructed King Jehoash to shoot an arrow from the window, symbolizing the Lord's arrow of victory over the Arameans at Aphek (2Ki.13.17).

    The precise location of this Aphek is uncertain, but it is generally identified with Fiq, a site in the eastern part of the Jezreel Valley, near the modern-day town of Kibbutz Afik. Its location in the north made it a strategic point for military campaigns between Israel and Aram.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. 1 Kings2 verses

      20:2620:30

    2. 2 Kings1 verse

      13:17

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Joash’s striking of SyriaJoashKing of Judah, son of Ahaziahvia Joash’s striking of SyriaJoashKing of Israel, son of Jehoahazvia Joash’s striking of SyriaStrikingStriking is a concept gathering 84 labelled instances in the text.via Joash’s striking of SyriaSyriaAncient region north of Israel, often in conflict

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