JOKTHEEL

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1. A city of the territory of the tribe of Judah
2. A name given by Amaziah to Selah, a stronghold of Edom
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. (2 Kings 14:77He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. (2 Kings 14:7))
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. (2 Chronicles 25:11-1211And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. (2 Chronicles 25:11‑12))
Called "rock" in
And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. (Judges 1:3636And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. (Judges 1:36))