Bible Location

Joktheel

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This Joktheel entry refers to the Edomite city renamed by Amaziah after victory. It is important because it belongs to the memory of Judah's military success against Edom. First appears in 2 Kgs 14:7.1

Coordinates

30.32, 35.46

First appears

2 Kgs 14:7

AI summary: Joktheel matters here because renaming a captured place made conquest part of memory and identity. The record belongs to Judah's struggle on its southern frontier.1

Latitude

30.32

Longitude

35.46

Bible references

1