Atlas Biblica

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    Lehi

    לֶחִי

    Lehi, a place where Samson fought against the Philistines and God provided him with water (Judges 15:9, 14, 19).

    Where the story of Lehi happensWhere the gazetteer locates Lehi, framed to them: Lehi. 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.Lehi
    Where the gazetteer locates Lehi
    verses
    4
    first named
    Judges 15:9
    last named
    Judges 15:19
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.75°N · 35.00°E
    settlement31.75°N · 35.00°E

    Khirbet es Siyyagh (OpenBible)

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

    Description

    Lehi in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Lehi is mentioned in the book of Judges as a place where Samson, empowered by the Spirit of God, fought against the Philistines. The Philistines went up and encamped in Judah, spreading out in Lehi (Judges 15:9). When Samson was handed over to the Philistines by the men of Judah, he broke free from his bonds and struck down a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15:14-15). After this victory, Samson was thirsty, and God miraculously provided water for him to drink from a hollow place in Lehi (Judges 15:19). The name "Lehi" is also mentioned in 2Sa.23.11 as the location of a battle where Shammah, one of David's mighty men, stood his ground against the Philistines and achieved a great victory.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books. The name is written 5 times in them.

    1. Judges3 verses

      15:915:1415:19

    2. 2 Samuel1 verse

      23:11

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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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