Places in the Bible Today:
Azekah
Data
| Translated Name | Azekah |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
1 Identification
- Tel Azekah (modern): 80% confidence
Verses (7)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 205 |
| Logos Factbook | Azekah |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Azekah |
| OpenBible.info | af2ca0c (Azekah) |
| TIPNR | Azekah@Jos.10.10 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2175 |
| Wikidata | Q723564 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 431
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Azekah (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Azekah
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Azekah
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 142
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 10:10; 1Sam 17:1-3; Neh 11:30
- Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 17:1-2
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Azekah
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Azekah
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Azekah
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 79
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Azekah
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Azekah
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 10:10; Judg 17:1
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 180
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Azekah
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Azekah
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Azekah
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Azekah
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Azeqa
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Azekah
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 10:11 note 21
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Azekah
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 10:10 photo; 1Sam 17:1; Neh 11:30; Jer 34:7
- 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.