Bible Location

Azekah

Meaning: strength of walls · 7 cross references · Modern-day map available

Azekah was a fortified town in the Shephelah of Judah between the hill country and the Philistine plain. It is important as a western frontier city in Joshua's campaign, in the setting of David and Goliath, and later in Judah's defensive network. First appears in Josh 10:10.1

Place meaning

strength of walls

Coordinates

31.70, 34.94

First appears

Josh 10:10

AI summary: Azekah appears at key moments when Judah's western lowlands were under pressure. In Joshua it is tied to the defeat of the Amorite coalition, placing it in the early conquest tradition. In Samuel it stands near the battlefield where Israel and the Philistines faced each other before David met Goliath, which gives the town a strong association with one of the Bible's most familiar conflict settings. Later references in Chronicles, Jeremiah, and Nehemiah show Azekah as part of Judah's fortified frontier and post-exilic resettlement. The cross references present Azekah as a lowland stronghold repeatedly caught up in the defense of the land.1

Place meaning

strength of walls

Latitude

31.70

Longitude

34.94

Bible references

7