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    Ziklag

    צִקְלַג

    Ziklag was a city allotted to Judah and Simeon that was later given to David by the Philistine king Achish .

    Where the story of Ziklag happensZiklag, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Ziklag, Negeb. 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.ZiklagNegeb
    Ziklag, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    12
    first named
    Joshua 15:31
    last named
    Nehemiah 11:28
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.39°N · 34.68°E
    settlement31.39°N · 34.68°E

    Tell esh Sharia (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 8 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ziklag in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ziklag was a city located in the Negev region of Judah, initially allotted to the tribe of Judah (Jos.15.31) and later to Simeon (Jos.19.5; 1Ch.4.30). The Philistine king Achish of Gath gave the city to David when he fled from King Saul (1Sa.27.6). David and his men lived there for over a year, making raids on the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites (1Sa.27.8-9). While David and his men were away, the Amalekites attacked and burned Ziklag, taking captive the women and children (1Sa.30.1-2). David pursued them, defeated them, and recovered all that was taken (1Sa.30.18-20). David sent some of the spoils from this victory to his friends in Judah (1Sa.30.26). After Saul's death, David departed from Ziklag to go to Hebron (2Sa.1.1). During David's reign, some Benjamites and Manassites defected to him at Ziklag (1Ch.12.1,20). In the time of Nehemiah, Ziklag was reinhabited by the people of Judah (Neh.11.28). Its exact location is uncertain.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 5 books. The name is written 15 times in them.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      15:3119:5

    2. 1 Samuel4 verses

      27:630:130:1430:26

    3. 2 Samuel2 verses

      1:14:10

    4. 1 Chronicles3 verses

      4:3012:112:20

    5. Nehemiah1 verse

      11:28

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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 David and Davids Men’s arrival and Men, Gad, Benjamites, Men From Judah, Men From Manasseh, and Neighbors’ comingDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon Inheritance, and 1 moreBeershebaImportant city in southern Israel, associated with the patriarchs.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon Inheritance, and 1 moreMoladahTown in the Negev, allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Men, Gad, Benjamites, Men From Judah, Men From Manasseh, and Neighbors’ coming and Some People Of Judah’s residenceHebronAn important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon InheritanceBaalath-beerTown in the Negev, allotted to Simeon.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon InheritanceEltoladA town allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon InheritanceMadmannahA town in the Negev of Judahvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Simeon InheritanceZephathA Canaanite city captured by Judah and Simeonvia David and Davids Men’s arrivalArrivalArrival is a concept gathering 124 labelled instances in the text.

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