Lehi
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet es Siyyagh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.749° N, 35.001° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Judges 15:9 |
Lehi is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet es Siyyagh (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet es Siyyagh | medium (47%) | 31.749° N, 35.001° E |
| not a proper name (boundary description) | low (20%) | — |
| Arak Ismain | very low (14%) | 31.764° N, 35.026° E |
| Bayt Itab | very low (-1%) | 31.735° N, 35.053° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 15:9Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.
- Judges 15:14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
- Judges 15:19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 23:11And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
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.