Bible Location
Meaning: trumpet; that is confirmed · 7 cross references · Modern-day map available
Tekoa was a town in the hill country south of Jerusalem overlooking the wilderness toward the Dead Sea. It is important because it is linked with the wise woman sent to David, with Judah's defenses, and with the prophet Amos. First appears in 2 Sam 14:2.1
Place meaning
trumpet; that is confirmed
Coordinates
31.64, 35.22
First appears
2 Sam 14:2
AI summary: Tekoa combines political, military, and prophetic significance in a relatively small place. In Samuel it provides the wise woman whose parable helps move the story of Absalom and David, showing Tekoa's connection with royal strategy and courtcraft. Chronicles places it among Judah's fortified towns, while Jeremiah uses it as a warning point in time of danger. Most memorably, Amos identifies himself as from Tekoa, giving the town a lasting connection with prophetic witness to justice and judgment. The cross references present Tekoa as a southern hill-town where wisdom, warning, and prophecy meet.1
Place meaning
trumpet; that is confirmed
Latitude
31.64
Longitude
35.22
Bible references
7
Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. From this place Joab procured a “wise woman,” who pretended to be in great affliction, and skilfully made her case known to David. Her address to the king was in the form of an apologue, similar to that of Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-6). The object of Joab was, by the intervention of this woman, to induce David to bring back Absalom to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 14:2, 4, 9).
This was also the birth-place of the prophet Amos (1:1).
It is now the village of Teku’a, on the top of a hill among ruins, 5 miles south of Bethlehem, and close to Beth-haccerem (“Herod’s mountain”). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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 |
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| 2Sam | |
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| Amos |
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.