Ashkelon
Ashkelon was a Philistine city on the coast. Ashkelon formed with Gaza, Ekron, Ashdod, Gath the five city-states (the “Philistine Pentapolis“). (from …
Azekah
Azekah was a city on the border between Judah and the coastal plain along the Mediterranean, 24 km north-west of Hebron. (from …
ban
The ban meant the complete extermination of human beings, animals and property. In the case of Sihon and Og, it only covered …
Beersheba
Beersheba has at times been the most important city in the Negev and is located about 40 km southwest of Hebron. (from …
Bethel
Bethel is located 19 km north of Jerusalem and was the center of pervertedIsraelite worship, where Yahweh was worshiped by a golden …
burnt offering
In this kind of sacrifice, the animal was completely burned on the altar. (from NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)
Dagon
Dagon was a Semitic fertility god who was to care for the crop growth. (from NeÜ © 2013 Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)
Dothan
The city of Dothan was on a hill in the Jezreel Valley, 18 km north of Samaria.am foot of the mountain More. …
ephah
An ephah was a measure of capacity of about 22 liters and for cereal it corresponded grains weighing 16-17 kg. (from NeÜ …
Ephes Dammim
Ephes Dammim was probably on the south side of the valley of the terebinth (Valley of Elah) , about 1.5 km south-east …