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    Azekah

    עֲזֵקָה

    Azekah, a Judean town, was the site of several battles and sieges.

    Where the story of Azekah happensAzekah, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Azekah, Ephes-dammim. 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.Azekah
    Azekah, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    7
    first named
    Joshua 10:10
    last named
    Jeremiah 34:7
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.70°N · 34.94°E
    settlement31.70°N · 34.94°E

    Tel Azekah (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Azekah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Azekah was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah, located about 17 miles southwest of Jerusalem. It is first mentioned in Joshua 10:10-11, where the Amorite kings were defeated by Joshua and the Israelites. Azekah was later listed as one of the cities in the allotment of the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:35). The Philistines gathered their armies between Socoh and Azekah before the famous battle between David and Goliath (1Sa.17.1). During the reign of King Rehoboam, Azekah was one of the cities fortified for the defense of Judah (2Ch.11.9). After the Babylonian exile, Azekah was reinhabited by the Jews (Nehemiah 11:30). The city was one of the last two strongholds, along with Lachish, to fall to the Babylonians during the siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 34:7). Archaeological excavations at the site of Tel Azekah have revealed evidence of the city's occupation from the Bronze Age through the Babylonian destruction.

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    and 15 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 7, across 5 books.

    1. Joshua3 verses

      10:1010:1115:35

    2. 1 Samuel1 verse

      17:1

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      11:9

    4. Nehemiah1 verse

      11:30

    5. Jeremiah1 verse

      34:7

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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 Nebuchadnezzar, Army, Earthly Kingdoms, and Other Nations’ fighting of Army and Jerusalem and Some People Of Judah’s residence, and 1 moreLachishA fortified city in Judahvia Nebuchadnezzar, Army, Earthly Kingdoms, and Other Nations’ fighting of Army and Jerusalem and JudahJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Nebuchadnezzar, Army, Earthly Kingdoms, and Other Nations’ fighting of Army and JerusalemFightingFighting is a concept gathering 40 labelled instances in the text.via Nebuchadnezzar, Army, Earthly Kingdoms, and Other Nations’ fighting of Army and JerusalemNebuchadnezzarEmperor of Babylon who conquered Judahvia Some People Of Judah’s residence and JudahBeershebaImportant city in southern Israel, associated with the patriarchs.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceAdullamA Canaanite city, later fortified by Judah.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceAinA city in Judah, allotted to the Levites.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceBeth-peletTown in southern Judah, resettled after the Babylonian exile.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceDibonA city in Judah, inhabited by the tribe of Judah.

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