Topic
Eltekeh
2 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 21:23Easton · Smith · Nave A city of the tribe of Dan
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
- Joshua 19:44Smith · Nave A city of the tribe of Dan
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
God is its fear, a city in the tribe of Dan. It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Josh. 21:23). It has been identified with Beit-Likia, north-east of latrum.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.