Socoh
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Other places named Socoh: Socoh (Joshua 15), Socoh (1 Kings 4).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Soco, Sochoh, Soko, Sokoh, Shocho, Shochoh, Shoco |
| Most likely | Tel Socho (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.682° N, 34.975° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:35 |
Socoh is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Socho (high confidence).
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 Socho | high (100%) | 31.682° N, 34.975° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 11:7And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
- 2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo 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.