Azekah

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About Azekah

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). It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30).

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Azekah appears in Scripture

Joshua 10:10
Joshua 10:11
Joshua 15:35
1 Samuel 17:1
2 Chronicles 11:9
Nehemiah 11:30
Jeremiah 34:7

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