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Ekron - (ehk' rahn)
Ekron is the northernmost of the five major Philistine cities known as the pentapolis. The site of ancient
Ekron has been much debated, but now is generally agreed to be modern tell Miqne, about 14 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea and 10 miles from Ashdod.
Ekron lies on the road leading from Ashdod into the Judean hill country and up to Jerusalem through the Sorek Valley. ...
Ekron was assigned to both Judah (Joshua 15:11 ,Joshua 15:11,15:45-46 ) and Dan (Joshua 19:43 ) in the tribal allotments. Judges 1:18 reports that Judah captured
Ekron along with other parts of the Philistine coast, but
Ekron was certainly in Philistine hands at the time the ark was captured ( 1 Samuel 5:10 ). Ahaziah, the son of King Ahab of Israel, called on the god of
Ekron, Baal-zebub, when he was sick (2 Kings 1:2-16 )
Gath - It appears to have been the extreme boundary of the Philistine territory in one direction, as
Ekron was on the other. Hence the expression, "from
Ekron even unto Gath," 1 Samuel 7:14
Ekron - The town of
Ekron was one of the ‘five cities of the Philistines’ (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17-18). The Philistines considered
Ekron to be the home of the god Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1:2-3; see BEELZEBUL)
Shicron - end of the northern boundary of Judah (Joshua 15:11); between
Ekron and Jabneel
Dilean - of
Ekron, in Philistia
Baalzebub - Worshipped at
Ekron; consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery, for which Jehovah by Elijah declared he should die (2 Kings 1:2-3; 2 Kings 1:16). A seal found near Gaza by DeHass represents a human figure with four wings like those of a fly, in low relief, probably the god of
Ekron
Shi'Cron - It lay between
Ekron (Akir ) and Jabneel ( Yebna )
Ekron -
Ekron (ĕk'ron), emigration. The prophecy has been fulfilled, "
Ekron shall be rooted up
Makaz - The site is possibly that of khirbet-el-Muskheizin south of
Ekron
e'Lah, the Valley of - ( 1 Samuel 17:2,19 ) It lay somewhere near Socoh of Judah and Azekah, and was nearer
Ekron than any other Philistine town
Baalzebub - Name of Baal as the god of
Ekron, signifying 'lord of the fly. ' Josephus says with reference to king Ahaziah sending to this god, "Now it happened that Ahaziah, as he was coming down from the top of his house, fell down from it, and in his sickness sent to the Fly, which was the god of
Ekron, for that was this god's name
Ekron -
Ekron . Hither the captured ark was brought from Ashdod ( 1 Samuel 5:10 ), and on its restoration the Philistine lords who had followed it to Beth-shemesh returned to
Ekron ( 1 Samuel 6:16 ).
Ekron was the border town of a territory that passed in the days of Samuel from the Philistines to Israel ( 1 Samuel 7:14 ), and it was the limit of the pursuit of the Philistines after the slaying of Goliath by David ( 1 Samuel 17:52 )
Baal-Zebub - Fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at
Ekron (2 Kings 1:2,3,16 )
Beelzebub - ), the god of
Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies," or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god
Beelzebul - It was a variation of the name Baal-zebub, a Baal god whose home (according to an ancient Canaanite belief) was in the Philistine town of
Ekron (2 Kings 1:2). The name meant ‘lord of flies’, probably because the local people believed this god gave the citizens of
Ekron protection against disease-carrying flies that plagued the area
Elah, Valley of - Near Shocoh of Judah and Azekah;
Ekron was the nearest Philistine town.
Ekron is 17 miles and Bethlehem 12 from Shocoh
Beth-She'Mesh - (Joshua 15:10 ) It is now 'Ainshems , about two miles from the great Philistine plain, and seven from
Ekron
Beelzebub - This name is not so much a contemptuous corruption of Baalzebub, the god of
Ekron, as it is a designation of idols; hence Beelzebul = the idol of idols, i
Gibbethon - Gibbethon has been variously identified as tell el-Melat north of
Ekron, and with Agir, two and a half miles west of tell el-Melat
Makkedah - Suggested locations include: Eusebius' suggestion of a site eight and a half miles from Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrin); tell es-Safi south of Hulda (Libnah); el-Muqhar (“the Caves”) southwest of
Ekron; and a site between Lachish and Hebron
ek'Ron - (1 Samuel 5:10 ) Akir , the modern representative of
Ekron, lies about five miles southwest of Ramleh
Haemorrhoids - But the same consequences followed from its presence in Gath, and therefore they had it removed to
Ekron, 11 miles distant. The
Ekronites were afflicted with the same dreadful malady, but more severely; and a panic seizing the people, they demanded that the ark should be sent back to the land of Israel (9-12; 6:1-9)
Baalah - A mountain on Judah's northern border between Jabneel and
Ekron
Gaza - The other four were Gath, Ashdod, Ashkelon and
Ekron (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17-18)
Makkedah - The Palestine Exploration surveyors have, however, identified it with el-Mughar, or "the caves," 3 miles from Jabneh and 2 1/2 southwest of
Ekron, because, they say, "at this site only of all possible sites for Makkedah in the Palestine plain do caves still exist
Ekron - It was to
Ekron that king Ahaziah sent to inquire of the god Baal-zebub if he should recover from his accident
Ashdod - Ashdod was one of the ‘five cities of the Philistines’, the other four being Ashkelon,
Ekron, Gaza and Gath (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17-18; see PHILISTIA)
Lords of the Philistines - The chieftains or ‘tyrants’ of the five Philistine cities, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod,
Ekron, and Gath
Jabneel - of Jaffa, four from Akir (
Ekron)
Fly - The word zebub is considered to be a part of the word BAAL-ZEBUB,the idol-god of
Ekron, 'the lord of the fly,' who it was thought could protect persons from its bite
Timnah - frontier of the tribe of Judah between Beth-shemesh and
Ekron ( Joshua 15:10 )
Bethshemesh - A Levitical town on the north border of Judah, whither the ark was miraculously guided by God when sent back by the Philistines from
Ekron, and where the people were smitten for looking into it
Ahaziah - The prophet Elijah announced Ahaziah would die because he sent for help from Baal-zebub, the god of
Ekron, instead of from Yahweh
Baalzebub (Beelzebub) - A Philistine god worshipped at
Ekron ( 2Ki 1:2-3 ; 2 Kings 1:6 ; 2 Kings 1:16 ), whose name in the form of Beelzebul (AV [Note: Authorized Version
Jebus - ) In Zechariah 9:7 "
Ekron (shall be) as a Jebusite," the sense is, Even the ignoble remnant of the Jews shall be sacred to "our God" and "as a governor in Judah," whereas Philistine "
Ekron" shall be a tributary bond servant "as a Jebusite," in the servile position to which Solomon consigned them (1 Kings 9:20-21)
Baal Zebub - BEELZEBUB, or BELZEBUB, signifies the god of flies, and was an idol of the
Ekronites. Pliny is of opinion, that the name of Achor, the god invoked at Cyrene against flies, is derived from Accaron, or
Ekron, where Baal-zebub was worshipped, and where he had a famous temple and oracle. " Those commentators who think that the idol of
Ekron himself is intended, have indulged in an improbable fancy
Ahaziah - His messengers, sent to consult the god of
Ekron regarding his recovery from the effects of a fall from the roof-gallery of his palace, were met on the way by Elijah, who sent them back to tell the king that he would never rise from his bed (1Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 1:18 )
Ekron - Zechariah 9:5, "
Ekron for her expectation shall be ashamed": she had expected Tyre would withstand Alexander in his progress southward toward Egypt; but her expectation shall bear the shame of disappointment
Ahaziah - Ahaziah is accused of sending messengers to inquire of the celebrated oracle at
Ekron, and is said unexpectedly to have received his answer from Elijah ( 2 Kings 1:1-18 )
Gath - (1 Samuel 17:4,23 ) It probably stood upon the conspicuous hill now called Tell-es-Safieh , upon the side of the plain of Philistia, at the foot of the mountains of Judah; 10 miles east of Ashdod, and about the same distance south by east of
Ekron
Sennacherib - Ashkelon and
Ekron were captured, and Hezekiah had to restore Padi to the throne of
Ekron after keeping him some time in prison
Gath - Tell es Safieh occupies the site of Gath, which lay on the border between Judah and Philistia, between Shocoh and
Ekron (1 Samuel 17:1; 1 Samuel 17:52). of
Ekron
Baal-Zebub - And this was the ridiculous idol worshipped at
Ekron, to whom Ahaziah, king of Israel, sent to enquire concerning his recovery from a fall he had from his terrace
Lord - , Gath, Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, and
Ekron
Recover - Go, inquire of Beelzebub, the god of
Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease
Sennacherib - He took
Ekron, which had submitted to Hezekiah and had delivered its king Padi up to him; Sennacherib reseated Padi on his throne. ...
Sennacherib gave part of Judah's territory to Ashdod,
Ekron, Gaza, and Ashkelon
Ahazi'ah - Being an idolater, he sent to inquire of the oracle of Baalzebub in the Philistine city of
Ekron whether he should recover his health
Gath - In addition to Gath, the other towns of the Philistine city-state system were
Ekron, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Gaza (1 Samuel 6:17 ). In other words,
Ekron, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gaza were, in a sense, satellite cities of Gath
Philistines, the - Politically, the Philistines had a highly organized city-state system comprised of five towns in southwest Palestine: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and
Ekron (1 Samuel 6:17 ). Baalzebub, the Philistine god whose name means “lord of the flies,” was the god of
Ekron ( 2 Kings 1:1-16 ). See Gaza , Gath ,
Ekron , Ashdod , Ashkelon
Philistim - ...
After this, in the time of Joshua, we find their country divided into five lordships or principalities; namely, Gaza, Askelon, Ashdod, Gath, and
Ekron; giving sometimes also, as it appears, the title of king to their respective rulers; Achish being termed king of Gath, 1 Samuel 21:10 . And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against
Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God," Amos 1:6-8 . "For Ashkelon shall be a desolation;" it shall be cut off with the remnant of the valley; "and
Ekron shall be rooted up. "
Ekron shall be rooted up. It was one of the chief cities of the Philistines; but, though Gaza still subsists, and while Ashkelon and Ashdod retain their names in their ruins, the very name of
Ekron is missing
Allotment - Judah claimed all land west of the Dead Sea from Kadesh-barnea and the wilderness of Zin to the Sorek valley, including the cities of Beth-shemesh,
Ekron, and Timnah
Gath - The ark was brought here from Ashdod ( 1 Samuel 5:8 ), and thence to
Ekron ( 1 Samuel 5:10 )
Ahaziah - Ahaziah sent to Baalzebub (lord of flies), god of
Ekron, to inquire, should he recover? Elijah, by direction of the angel of the Lord, met the messengers, and reproving their having repaired to the idol of
Ekron as if there were no God in Israel, announced that Ahaziah should die
Nazarene - Matthew plays on similar sounds, as Micah on Achzib (Micah 1:14) and
Ekron (Micah 2:4)
Philistines - The five fortified cities of the Philistines, with their 'daughters' or dependent villages, were Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Gath, and
Ekron
Josh'ua - ...
An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh, in whose land was the stone at which the milch-kine stopped when they drew the ark of God with the offerings of the Philistines from
Ekron to Beth-shemesh
Bethshemesh - slopes of the mountains of Judah, "a low plateau at the junction of two fine plains" (Robinson), two miles from the Philistian plain, and seven from
Ekron
Timnah - Near the western extremity, further than Bethshemesh, toward
Ekron; in the shephelah or low hills between the mountains and the plain (2 Chronicles 28:18)
Ahaziah - He was a worshipper of Baal; and having injured himself by falling through a lattice he sent to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of
Ekron
Ahaziah - Ahaziah had not leisure or power to reduce them, 2 Kings 1:1-2 , &c, for, about the same time, having fallen through a lattice from the top of his house, he was considerably injured, and sent messengers to
Ekron to consult Baalzebub, the god of that place, whether he should recover, 2 Kings 1:1-17
Philistines - They occupied the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod,
Ekron, and Gath, in the south-western corner of Canaan, which belonged to Egypt up to the closing days of the Nineteenth Dynasty
Gaza - It was the southernmost town of the Philistine city-state system which also included Ashkelon, Ashdod,
Ekron, and Gath (1 Samuel 6:17 )
Joshua - An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh, in whose land was the stone at which the milch-kine stopped when they drew the ark of God with the offerings of the Philistines from
Ekron to Beth-shemesh
Philistia - and possessed fully the seacoast plain from the river of Egypt (el Arish) to
Ekron in the N. (Joshua 15:4; Joshua 15:47), a confederacy of the five cities (originally Canaanite) Gaza (the leading one), Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and
Ekron (always put last). Sennacherib took Ashkelon, and gave part of Hezekiah's land as a reward to Ashdod, Gaza, and
Ekron for their submission (Rawlinson 1:477)
Dan - It included in it, among others, the cities of Lydda,
Ekron, and Joppa, which formed its northern boundary
Philistines - Down to this time Philistine power was concentrated in the hands of the rulers of the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod,
Ekron, and Gath. In this Hezekiah of Judah took part by imprisoning Padi, the Philistine king of
Ekron, who remained faithful to Sennacherib
Philis'Tines - (Joshua 15:2,12,45-47 ) No portion of it, however, was conquered in the lifetime of Joshua, (Joshua 13:2 ) and even after his death no permanent conquest was effected, (Judges 3:3 ) though we are informed that the three cities of Gaza, Ashkelon and
Ekron were taken. On this occasion the prowess of young David secured success to Israel, and the foe was pursued to the gates of Gath and
Ekron
Baal - Baal-Zebub, "lord of flies," was a god of the Philistines at
Ekron
Baal, Master - 8:33), Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1:2-16) at
Ekron, Baal-zephon (Num
Philistines - Their state was divided into five little principalities, at the head of each of which was a "lord," namely, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Gath, and
Ekron-and they oppressed Israel during the government of the high-priest Eli, that of Samuel, and during the reign of Saul, for about one hundred and twenty years
Hezekiah - The Philistines were for revolt; only Padi, king of
Ekron, held out for his master the king of Assyria
Beelzebub or Beelzebul - 6, and note, what has generally been overlooked, that the Septuagint took זבוב not בעל זבוב for the name of the god of
Ekron: ἐπιζητῆσαι ἐν τῇ Βάαλ (dative) Μυῖαν (accusative) θεδν Ἀκκαρών; likewise Josepheus
Ark of God - Subsequently it was taken from Ashdod to Gath, and from Gath to
Ekron, and the people were smitten by the hand of God in each city
Angel - of mal'âk] and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease” (2 Kings 1:2)
Baal - Baal-zebub (bâ'al-zç'bub), lord of the fly, and worshipped at
Ekron
Sennacherib - The fortified towns, and the rest of his towns which I spoiled, I severed from his country, and gave to the kings of Askelon,
Ekron, and Gaza, so as to make his country small
Elijah - Meeting with a serious accident, after his fall he sends a messenger to
Ekron to inquire of Baal-zebub, the fly-god, concerning his recovery. Elijah intercepts the emissaries of the king, hidding them return to their master with this word from Jehovah: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron? Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die
Ark of the Covenant - The adventures of the ark in the cities of Ashdod, Gath, and
Ekron are told to magnify the strength and glory of the Lord of the ark
Seek - Thus, Ahaziah instructed messengers: “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease” (2 Kings 1:2)
Elijah - Ahaziah, king of Israel, being hurt by a fall from the platform of his house, sent to consult Baalzebub, the god of
Ekron, whether he should recover. Elijah met the messengers, and said to them, "Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of
Ekron? Now, therefore, saith the Lord, Thou shalt surely die
Elijah - His interview with Ahaziah's messengers on the way to
Ekron, and the account of the destruction of his captains with their fifties, suggest the idea that he may have been in retirement at this time on Mount Carmel
Flies - Among these may be reckoned Baalzebub, the fly-god of
Ekron: Hercules muscarum abactor, "Hercules, the expeller of flies;" and hence Jupiter had the titles of απομυιος , μυιαγρος , μυιοχορος , because he was supposed to expel flies, and especially to clear his temples of these insects
Hornet - The vindictive power that presided over this dreadful scourge was worshipped at
Ekron, in Palestine, through fear, the reigning motive of Pagan superstition, under the title of Baal-zebub, "master or lord of the hornet," whence Beelzebub, in the New Testament, "the prince of demons," Matthew 12:24
Samuel - )...
The Philistines restored the cities and adjoining districts which they had taken from Israel, close up to
Ekron and Gath, the cities of the Philistines; and the effect of Israel's victory on the Amorites was they kept peace with Israel (compare Joshua 10:6; Judges 1:34-35)
Elijah - Once more the prophet is seen, confronting Ahab's successor and son Ahaziah, who, following closely in his parents' steps, had sent messengers to Baalzebub the god of
Ekron to inquire whether he should recover from his sickness
Elijah - Once more the prophet is seen, confronting Ahab's successor and son Ahaziah, who, following closely in his parents' steps, had sent messengers to Baalzebub the god of
Ekron to inquire whether he should recover from his sickness
Judah - ...
Judah and Simeon followed up the conquest (Judges 1:9; Judges 1:19-20), occupying the mountain and the graingrowing Philistine tract, with Gaza, Askelon, and
Ekron, but unable to drive out the Canaanites from the valley (Emek) where their chariots gave the latter the advantage (Judges 1:19), but in Judges 1:9 "valley" is shephelah , rather the low hilly region between the mountain and the plain
Elijah - Later, Elijah protested Ahaziah's appeal to Baal-Zebub, the local god of
Ekron (2 Kings 1:9-15 ; Josephus called this god "the lord of the flies, " as did the Ras Shamra texts )
Elijah - Sending to consult concerning his recovery the Philistine oracle of Baalzebub at
Ekron, he learned from his messengers that a man met them saying, "Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of
Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down,
Insects - 2 Kings 1:1 names the god of
Ekron Baal-zebub
Palestine - Here were located the Philistine strongholds of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod,
Ekron, and Gath
David - The result was a great victory to the Israelites, who pursued the Philistines to the gates of Gath and
Ekron
Hezekiah - The inscriptions record that
Ekron had submitted to Hezekiah and delivered their king Padi up to him because of his adherence to Assyria
Judea - In the north-west quarter were Bethshemesh, or Heliopolis, a Levitical city, about ten miles west of the capital; Rama, six miles north from Jerusalem; Emmaus, a village eight miles north north-west from Jerusalem, afterward called Nicopolis, in consequence of a victory gained by Vespasian over the revolted Jews; Bethoron, a populous Levitical city on the road to Lydda, a few miles north-west of Emmaus; Kirjath-jearim, on the road to Joppa, nine miles westward from the capital; Lydda, now Lod, and called by the Greeks Diospolis, about twelve miles east of Joppa; Ramla, supposed to be the same as Arimathea, about five miles south-west of Lydda; Joppa, a maritime town, now Jaffa, about twelve leagues north-west of Jerusalem; Jabne, a walled sea-port town between Joppa and Azotus; and
Ekron, a town on the north boundary of the Philistines
Elisha - ...
Like Elijah, he conquered the idols on their own ground, performing without fee the cures for which Beelzebub of
Ekron was sought in vain