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    Hachilah

    חֲכִילָה

    Hachilah was a hill in the Wilderness of Ziph, where David hid from Saul and where the Ziphites revealed David's location to Saul (1Sa.23.19; 26:1, 3).

    Where the story of Hachilah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Hachilah, framed to them: Hachilah. 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.Hachilah
    Where the gazetteer locates Hachilah
    verses
    3
    first named
    1 Samuel 23:19
    last named
    1 Samuel 26:3
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.47°N · 35.22°E
    settlement31.47°N · 35.22°E

    Zahrat al Kula (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Hachilah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hachilah was a hill located in the Wilderness of Ziph, in the region of Judah. It is mentioned in the context of David's flight from King Saul. The Ziphites, who inhabited the area, went to Saul at Gibeah and informed him that David was hiding in the strongholds at Hachilah (1Sa.23.19). Saul sought David in the Wilderness of Ziph and camped at Hachilah (1Sa.26.1, 3). David learned of Saul's presence and sent out spies to confirm his location. In a daring move, David and Abishai sneaked into Saul's camp at night and took Saul's spear and water jug, demonstrating that he could have killed Saul but chose to spare his life (1Sa.26.4-12). The hill of Hachilah served as a strategic hideout for David, providing him with a vantage point to monitor Saul's movements and evade capture. The exact location of Hachilah is not specified in the Bible, but it is described as being near the Wilderness of Ziph, which was located in the eastern part of the Judean wilderness.

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

    1. 1 Samuel3 verses

      23:1926:126:3

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    via Saul’s campingCampingCamping is a concept gathering 40 labelled instances in the text.via Saul’s campingSaulFirst king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

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