Bible Location
Meaning: poison; tricks · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Achshaph was a royal Canaanite city in the northern campaign zone and later part of Asher's allotment. It is important because it appears in Joshua's defeat of northern kings and in the shaping of the northern tribal map. First appears in Josh 11:1.1
Place meaning
poison; tricks
Coordinates
32.95, 35.17
First appears
Josh 11:1
AI summary: Achshaph's significance comes from being one of the northern powers drawn into the coalition against Joshua. Its defeat marks part of the consolidation of Israel's hold in the north, while the later allotment reference places it within Asher's inheritance. That gives the city both military and territorial significance. The cross references present Achshaph as a northern royal city remembered through conquest and later tribal placement.1
Place meaning
poison; tricks
Latitude
32.95
Longitude
35.17
Bible references
3
Fascination, a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:20; 19:25). It was in the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher, and is identified with the modern ruined village of Kesaf or Yasif, N.E. of Accho. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.