1 Samuel 23:6

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It happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

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Keilah was a fortified town in the Shephelah of Judah, where Abiathar joined David after Saul killed the priests at Nob, bringing the ephod for seeking the Lord. The other places mark David’s subsequent movements through Judah’s wildernesses

Places in this passage

1 Samuel 23:6 mentions Arabah, Engedi, Gibeah, Jeshimon, Keilah, Rock of Escape, Wilderness of Maon, Wilderness of Ziph and Ziph.

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova

Photo of Gibeah — Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz

Photo of Jeshimon — Jeshimon · Nir Yariv