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Location: Azekah Description: Looking westward from the Valley of Elah. Azekah was located on this hill at the western end of the valley. Following David's killing of the giant from Gath, the retreating Philistines would have passed through the valley (right center) in front of Azekah as they returned to Gath, five miles to the west. |
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Location: Azekah Description: The city of Azekah, situated on this hill, lay seven miles 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. |
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Location: Azekah Description: Azekah was located on the cleared area of the hill (upper right corner) on the western end of the Elah Valley. The stone enclosure is a sheepfold; a crop of garlic is seen in the foreground. |
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Location: Azekah Description: Sheep grazing on the site of Azekah. The hill country of Judah is visible on the horizon (right). |
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