Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Cities in the Bible

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17) After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities. Next, we have a record of the cities of the Canaanites, Sidon, Gaza, Sodom, etc. The earliest description of a city is that of Sodom (Gen 19:1-22) and Damascus is said to be the oldest existing city in the world.

Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Aphek
Aphekah, Aphik, strength; a rapid torrent
Naves Topical Index
Aphek
1. A city
Of the tribe of Asher
Joshua 19:30
Called Aphik
Judges 1:31
2. A city of the tribe of Issachar
Philistines defeat Israelites at
1 Samuel 4:1-11
Probably the same mentioned in Joshua 12:18 as a royal city of the Canaanites
Joshua 12:18
3. A city between Damascus and Palestine. Ben-Hadad defeated at
1 Kings 20:26-30
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Aphek
(strength), the name of several places in Palestine.
  1. A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was killed by Joshua, (Joshua 12:18) probably the same as APHEKAH in (Joshua 15:53)
  2. A city, apparently in the extreme north of Asher, (Joshua 19:30) from which the Canaanites were not ejected, (Judges 1:31) though here it is APHIK. This is probably the same place as APHEK, (Joshua 13:4) on the extreme north "border of the Amorites,"; identified with the Aphaca of classical times, the modern Afka .
  3. A place at which the Philistines encamped while the Isr'lites pitched in Eben-ezer, before the fatal battle in which the sons of Eli were killed and the ark was taken. (1 Samuel 4:1) This would be somewhere to the northwest of and at no great distance from Jerusalem.
  4. The scene of another encampment of the Philistines, before an encounter not less disastrous than that just named,
    the defeat and death of Saul. (1 Samuel 29:1) It is possible that it may be the same place as the preceding.
  5. A city on the military road from Syria to Isr'l. (1 Kings 20:26) It is now found in Fik , at the head of the Wady Fik , six miles east of the Sea of Galilee.
Naves Topical Index
Aphekah
A city in the mountains of Judah.
Joshua 15:53
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Aphekah
(strong place), a city of Judah, in the mountains (Joshua 15:53) probably the same as APHEK, 1.

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons:No
  • Included in Hitchcocks:Yes
  • Included in Naves:Yes
  • Included in Smiths:Yes
  • Included in Websters:No
  • Included in Strongs:Yes
  • Included in Thayers:No
  • Included in BDB:Yes

Strongs Concordance:

  • H663 Used 8 times
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