Bible Location
Meaning: shadow; covering; defense · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Secacah was one of Judah's wilderness towns near the Dead Sea. It is important because it contributes to the sparse but memorable settlement pattern of the desert-margin region. First appears in Josh 15:61.1
Place meaning
shadow; covering; defense
Coordinates
31.77, 35.28
First appears
Josh 15:61
AI summary: Secacah matters through territorial detail. The place belongs to Judah's wilderness-edge geography and helps keep the map concrete.1
Place meaning
shadow; covering; defense
Latitude
31.77
Longitude
35.28
Bible references
1
Enclosure, one of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah, noted for its “great cistern” (Josh. 15:61). It has been identified with the ruin Sikkeh, east of Bethany. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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 |
|---|---|
| Josh |
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.