Location:
Azekah
Description:
Socoh was located on the hill in the foreground (left); Azekah was on the hill in the background (center). The Philistine army pitched camp along the ridge between these two hills to challenge the Israelites under Saul(1 Sam 17:1).
Location:
Azekah
Description:
View to the west down the Elah Valley toward Azekah. Goliath would have walked up this valley to meet David (1 Sam 17:41).
Location:
Azekah
Description:
The city of Azekah lay 11 kilometers to the northeast of Lachish. In 588 B.C., as Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was sweeping through the land, guards used fire signals to relay messages between the two cities.