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Aphek

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(strength). (1) A royal city of the Canaanites, near Hebron (Josh. 12:18¹⁸The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; (Joshua 12:18)). Probably Aphekah (Josh. 15:53⁵³And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, (Joshua 15:53)). (2) A city in the extreme north of Asher (Josh. 19:30³⁰Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. (Joshua 19:30)). Probably Aphik (Judg. 1:31³¹Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: (Judges 1:31)). (3) A place N. W. of Jerusalem (1 Sam. 4:1¹And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. (1 Samuel 4:1)). (4) A Philistine encampment near Jezreel (1 Sam. 29:1¹Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. (1 Samuel 29:1)). (5) A walled city of Syria (1 Kings 20:26²⁶And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. (1 Kings 20:26)).

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