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Ekron,עֶקְרוֹןwith its townsוּבְנֹתֶיהָand its villages;וַחֲצֵרֶיהָ
Joshua 15:45
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Joshua 15:45, word by word
- Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron
Ekron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears- with its townsבְנֹתֶיvenote
village
Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.
Where else “venote” appears- and its villagesחֲצֵרֶיchatsere
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsere” appears
Places in this verse
Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
The context
44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 · This verse (above)
46from Ekron to the sea, all that were beside Ashdod, with their villages;