Aphek (Joshua 19)
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tel Afek (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.846° N, 35.112° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 19:30 |
Aphek (Joshua 19) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Afek (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Afek | medium (68%) | 32.846° N, 35.112° E |
| Tel Kabri | very low (9%) | 33.008° N, 35.139° E |
| another name for Aphek (Joshua 13) | very low (2%) | 34.069° N, 35.886° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:30Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.