Bible Location
Meaning: liar; lying; one that runs · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Achzib entry refers to the Phoenician coastal city assigned to Asher but not fully possessed. It is important because it reflects the incomplete control of the north-west coast. First appears in Josh 19:29.1
AI summary: Achzib on this page belongs to the coastal world where Phoenician resilience outlasted Israelite allotment claims. Joshua and Judges preserve that tension between inheritance on paper and actual possession on the ground. The cross references present this Achzib as a coastal city of incomplete conquest and enduring non-Israelite presence.1
A Phoenician city (the Gr. Ecdippa), always retained in their possession though assigned to the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:29; Judg. 1:31). It is identified with the modern es-Zib, on the Mediterranean, about 8 miles north of Accho. 3
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.