Bible Location
Meaning: of grace or mercy · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Eltekeh preserves the same Danite-Levitical town tradition as Elteke under a slightly different form. It is important because variant spelling should not obscure continuity of place memory. First appears in Josh 19:44.1
Place meaning
of grace or mercy
Coordinates
31.87, 35.07
First appears
Josh 19:44
AI summary: Eltekeh matters because the same settlement can survive in Scripture under close variant forms. The place remains part of Dan's western and Levitical geography.1
Place meaning
of grace or mercy
Latitude
31.87
Longitude
35.07
Bible references
1
God is its fear, a city in the tribe of Dan. It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Josh. 21:23). It has been identified with Beit-Likia, north-east of latrum. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.