Ekron
Acron (Akron), west of Emmaus on the Plain.
The northernmost of the five main Philistine cities.
Description
This city is mentioned, but not visited.
Notable events
"Then accompanied only by John, Jesus walks towards Acron."[1] A few days later: "Say: what happened to you at Acron?"[2] But neither John, nor Jesus mention it then. It is much later[3] that we learn that between Jabneel and Acron, John, first among all the Apostles, performed his first miracle.
The various anathemas Against the Philistine cities (see below) explain the tense relations between the Jews and Philistines which degenerate at Ascalon when Judas reprimands them during an unfortunate sermon.[4]
Its name
Eqrôn – Ekron – Accaron.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 222 EMV 503
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The worship of Baal-Zebul (Beelzebub) was celebrated here. The people of Ashdod, then those of Gath, were afraid to keep the Ark they had taken in battle and sent it to Acron, from where it returned to Israel.[5] Later, the Philistines, fleeing after Goliath’s defeat, were pursued to its gates.[6] The prophets Jeremiah[7], Amos[8], Zephaniah[9] and Zechariah[10] announced the judgment Against Acron and the other Philistine cities.[11]City mentioned on three other occasions, during biblical references:
- By John and Thomas at Ascalon: “At this sight, Ascalon will be seized with terror and Gaza in great anguish as well as Accaron because your hope is vanished. Gaza will have no king.”[12]
- By the healed Samaritan leper near Ephraim: “Do not act like the fool Ochaziah, who sent to consult the God of Accaron when the Most High was in Israel.”[13]
- Finally by Jesus, near Jericho: “Now I tell you the same answer Elijah gave to Ochaziah: Why did you send messengers to consult Beelzebub, God of Accaron, as if there were no God in Israel to consult?”[14]
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31° 51’ 36’’ N / 34° 49’ 23’’ E
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Notes and references
- ↑ EMV 221.9.
- ↑ EMV 222.3-4.
- ↑ EMV 259.11.
- ↑ EMV 219.
- ↑ 1 Sa 5.10-11.
- ↑ 1 Sa 17,52.
- ↑ Jer 25,15-20.
- ↑ Am 1,8.
- ↑ Soph 2,4.
- ↑ Zach 9,5-7.
- ↑ Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel Salton Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère :
- ↑ EMV 219;5, according to Za 9,5.
- ↑ EMV 483.8, according to 2 R 1,2-9.
- ↑ EMV 503.7 (ibid.).