Places in the Bible Today:

Azekah

Data

Translated NameAzekah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Tel Azekah (modern): 80% confidence
    1. ruins at Tel AzekahTel Azekah

Verses (7)

Josh-Ruth (3)
Josh 10:10, 10:11, 15:35
1Sam-Esth (3)
1Sam 17:1
2Chr 11:9
Neh 11:30
Job-Mal (1)
Jer 34:7

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com205
Logos FactbookAzekah
OpenBible.info (2007)Azekah
OpenBible.infoaf2ca0c (Azekah)
TIPNRAzekah@Jos.10.10
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2175
WikidataQ723564

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 431
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Azekah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Azekah
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Azekah
  5. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 142
  6. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 10:10; 1Sam 17:1-3; Neh 11:30
  7. Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 17:1-2
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Azekah
  9. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Azekah
  10. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Azekah
  11. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  12. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  13. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 79
  14. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Azekah
  15. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Azekah
  16. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 10:10; Judg 17:1
  17. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 180
  18. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Azekah
  19. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  20. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  21. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Azekah
  22. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Azekah
  23. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Azekah
  24. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Azeqa
  25. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Azekah
  26. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 10:11 note 21
  27. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Azekah
  28. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  29. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  30. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 10:10 photo; 1Sam 17:1; Neh 11:30; Jer 34:7
  31. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 90

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

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This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.