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Eltekeh
God is its fear, a city in the tribe of Dan. It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Josh. 21:23). It has been identified with Beit-Likia, north-east of latrum.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(God its fear), one of the cities in the border of Dan, (Joshua 19:44) which with its suburbs was allotted to the Kohathite Levites. (Joshua 21:23)
In the Bible
2
Verses where Eltekeh is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 19:44
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- Joshua 21:23
From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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