Azekah
Village north of the Valley of the Terebinths.
Description[edit | edit source]
During an apostolic journey from Judea to Philistia, Jesus describes the historical panoRamah (Judea) of the Valley of the Terebinths[1], among which He mentions: "And there Azeco and Soco then Philistine camp...".[2]
Significant events[edit | edit source]
Site of David's defeat of Goliath.
Its name[edit | edit source]
Other names: Azeka – Azeca - Zekharyia.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 215
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
Azeka is about 30 km southwest of Jerusalem.
Place where the Philistines gathered before the battle between David and Goliath in the Valley of the Terebinths[3] Philistine camp at the time of Samson.
It is where Joshua defeated the Canaanite kings [4]. City of the lowland of Judah,[5] occupied by the Philistines, fortified by Rehoboam, Solomon's successor,[6] the city withstood a siege imposed by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, around 590 BCE.[7] It was reoccupied by the Judeans upon returning from the Exile, around 530 BCE.[8]
Explore[edit | edit source]
31°42'01" N / 34°56'14" E / +325m
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.
- ↑ See The Valtorta Enigma, volume 1, p.100-106.
- ↑ GRM 215.2
- ↑ 1 Samuel 17:1.
- ↑ JS 10:10-11
- ↑ Jos 15:35.
- ↑ 2 Chronicles 11:5-9.
- ↑ Jeremiah 34:7.
- ↑ Nehemiah 11:30.