Bible Location
Meaning: Aphekah · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Aphek entry refers to the site near Jezreel where Israel and the Philistines gathered before decisive battles. It is important because it frames the stories of the ark's loss and David's uneasy position among the Philistines. First appears in Josh 12:18.1
AI summary: This Aphek is closely tied to Philistine-Israelite confrontation in the central north. It is associated first with the military assembly that ends in disaster for Israel and the loss of the ark, and later with the tense moment when David is dismissed from the Philistine ranks before Saul's final battle. The cross references present this Aphek as a staging ground of national crisis, divided loyalties, and approaching catastrophe.1
A city of the tribe of Issachar, near to Jezreel (1 Sam. 4:1; 29:1; comp. 28:4). 3
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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.