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Elteke; Eltekeh
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 19:44ISBE
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
- Joshua 21:23ISBE
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
el'-te-ke, ('elteqeh Jos 19:44, 'elteqe' (Jos 21:23); Codex Vaticanus Alkatha; Codex Alexandrinus, Elketho):
A place in the territory of Da named between Ekron and Gibbethon (Jos 19:44), and again between Beth-horon and Gibbethon, as given to the Kohathite Levites (Jos 21:23). It is probably identical with the Assyrian Altaqu, where Sennacherib (Hexagon prism inscrip.) claims to have defeated the allied armies of the Philistines and the Egyptians. It should probably be sought somewhere East of Ekron. Beit Likia, the place marked Eltekeh on the PEF map, seems a position for such an encounter.
It is about 2 1/2 miles Southwest of Beth-horon the Upper.
W. Ewing
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.