- Aphek:
- Supposed to be the Aphek near the river Adonis, between Heliopolis and Biblos, and probably the same place that Paul Lucas mentions in his Voyage to the Levant. It was swallowed up by an earthquake, and formed a lake about nine miles in circumference, in which he says there were several houses still to be seen entire, under the water. "But the restª° fledª° to Aphek,ª into¹ the city;ª and [there] a wallª fellª° upon¹ twentyª and sevenª thousandª of the menª [that were] left.ª° And Benhadadª fled,ª° and cameª° into¹ the city,ª into an inner² chamber.ª" {1Kg 20:30} + "From the south,ª¹ all¹ the landª of the Canaanites,ª and Mearahª that¹ [is] beside the Sidonians,ª unto¹ Aphek,ª to¹ the bordersª of the Amorites:ª" {Jsh 13:4} + "Ummahª also, and Aphek,ª and Rehob:ª twentyª and twoª citiesª with their villages.ª" {Jsh 19:30} + "Neither¹ did Asherª drive outª°¹ the inhabitantsª° of Accho,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Zidon,ª nor of Ahlab,ª nor of Achzib,ª nor of Helbah,ª nor of Aphik,ª nor of Rehob:ª" {Jdg 1:31}, Aphik, "And the wordª of Samuelª came¹ to all¹ Israel.ª Now Israelª went outª° againstª° the Philistinesª to battle,ª and pitchedª° beside¹ Ebenezer:ª and the Philistinesª pitchedª° in Aphek.ª" {1Sm 4:1} + "Now the Philistinesª gathered togetherª°¹ all¹ their armiesª to Aphek:ª and the Israelitesª pitchedª° by a fountainª which¹ [is] in Jezreel.ª" {1Sm 29:1} + "And he said,ª° Openª° the windowª eastward.ª And he openedª° [it]. Then Elishaª said,ª° Shoot.ª° And he shot.ª° And he said,ª° The arrowª of the LORD'Sª deliverance,ª and the arrowª of deliveranceª from Syria:ª for thou shalt smiteª°¹ the Syriansª in Aphek,ª till¹ thou have consumedª° [them]." {2Kg 13:17}
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