Biblical place

Where was Azekah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Azekah.

First appears in Joshua 10:10 · 5 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). Modern identification: Tel Azekah.

Azekah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Azekah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 10:10 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Azekah today

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Azekah is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Azekah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Azekah

31.700°N · 34.936°E

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