Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

...SHEPHELAH. shef-e'-la (ha-shephelah; sephela, saphela): 1. Name and References: The word denotes "lowland," and is variously rendered in the King James Version. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Azekah (7 Occurrences)

... Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Joshua 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azekah.htm - 11k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... (yehudhah): I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1. The Natural Boundaries 2. The Natural Divisions of Judah (1) The Maritime Plain (2) The Shephelah (3) The Hill Country of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Lowland (34 Occurrences)

... LOWLAND. lo'-land (shephelah; compare Arabic sufalat, "the lowest part"): The western part of Palestine, including the maritime plain and the foothills. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lowland.htm - 19k

Philistines (224 Occurrences)

... about 1158 BC) they appear as oppressors of Israel for 40 years (Judges 13:1; Judges 15:20), having encroached from their plains into the Shephelah (or low ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philistines.htm - 75k

Zanoah (5 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Joshua 15:34). It was re-occupied ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zanoah.htm - 9k

Lachish (22 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Palestine (Joshua 10:3, 5; 12:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lachish.htm - 22k

Libnah (18 Occurrences)

... (2) A town in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:42). ... All the indications point to a site in the Southwest of the Shephelah, not very far from Lachish. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libnah.htm - 15k

Gederah (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah (Joshua 15:36). This is a very ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gederah.htm - 8k

Features (3 Occurrences)

... The lowland or Shephelah (the King James Version "vale, valley, plain, or low country") includes the maritime plain and the western foothills. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/features.htm - 12k

Tappuah (8 Occurrences)

... decision. (2) (Omitted by Septuagint.) A city in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:34). ... Hebron. This position, however, is not in the Shephelah. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tappuah.htm - 11k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)

... is at once obviated if it is recognized that the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah, literally, "lowland," was ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)

... is at once obviated if it is recognized that the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah, literally, "lowland," was ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negev.htm - 26k

Bethdagon (2 Occurrences)

... BETH-DAGON. beth-da'-gon (bethdaghon; Bethdagon): (1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (Joshua 15:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethdagon.htm - 8k

Bethdagan

... BETH-DAGON. beth-da'-gon (bethdaghon; Bethdagon): (1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (Joshua 15:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethdagan.htm - 7k

Beth-dagan

... BETH-DAGON. beth-da'-gon (bethdaghon; Bethdagon): (1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (Joshua 15:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-dagan.htm - 7k

Beth-dagon (2 Occurrences)

... BETH-DAGON. beth-da'-gon (bethdaghon; Bethdagon): (1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (Joshua 15:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-dagon.htm - 8k

Aruboth (1 Occurrence)

... With Arubboth are mentioned "Socoh, and all the land of Hepher," and as Socoh lay in the Shephelah (Joshua 15:35), Arubboth probably lay in the southern part ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aruboth.htm - 7k

Arubboth (1 Occurrence)

... With Arubboth are mentioned "Socoh, and all the land of Hepher," and as Socoh lay in the Shephelah (Joshua 15:35), Arubboth probably lay in the southern part ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arubboth.htm - 7k

Fever (13 Occurrences)

... In Palestine the marshes of the north about Banias and the Water of Merom, the Shephelah, and the Jordan valley are the most fever-stricken regions of the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fever.htm - 17k

Vale (20 Occurrences)

... This is the southernmost of the great valleys which cut through the Shephelah. ... See BROOK; CHAMPAIGN; LOWLAND; RIVER; SHEPHELAH. Alfred Ely Day. JEZREEL, VALE OF. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vale.htm - 29k

Country

... The low country, shephelah (see SHEPHELAH), consisted of the foothills to the west of the hill country. ... W. Ewing. LOW COUNTRY. See SHEPHELAH. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Plain (113 Occurrences)

... (7.) Hebrews shephelah, "low ground," "low hill-land," rendered "vale" or "valley" in Authorized Version (Joshua 9:1; 10:40; 11:2; 12:8; Judges 1:9; 1 Kings 10 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plain.htm - 71k

Shephati'ah (12 Occurrences)

Shephati'ah. << Shephatiah, Shephati'ah. Shephelah >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... << Shephatiah, Shephati'ah. Shephelah >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/s/shephati'ah.htm - 9k

Shephe'lah (10 Occurrences)

Shephe'lah. << Shephelah, Shephe'lah. Shepher >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). << Shephelah, Shephe'lah. Shepher >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/s/shephe'lah.htm - 9k

Natural (49 Occurrences)

... The lowland or Shephelah (the King James Version "vale, valley, plain, or low country") includes the maritime plain and the western foothills. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/natural.htm - 42k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... (2.) The "valley" (15:33) or lowland (Hebrews shephelah), a broad strip lying between the central highlands and the Mediterranean. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Zaanan (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZAANAN. za'-a-nan (tsa`anan; Sennaar): A place named by Micah in the Shephelah of Judah (1:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zaanan.htm - 7k

Keilah (16 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. KEILAH. ke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam): (1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (Joshua 15:44) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keilah.htm - 15k

Netaim (1 Occurrence)

... Gederah was in the Judean Shephelah. Here also we should seek for Netaim; but no likely identification has yet been suggested. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/n/netaim.htm - 7k

Netophah (2 Occurrences)

... Beit Nettif, an important village on a lofty site in the Shephelah near the "Vale of Elah," also appears to have an echo of the name, and indeed may well be ... biblethesaurus.org/n/netophah.htm - 9k

Nezib (1 Occurrence)

... ne'-zib (netsibh; Codex Vaticanus Naseib; Codex Alexandrinus Nesib): A town in the Judean Shephelah, mentioned along with Keilah and Mareshah (Joshua 15:43). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nezib.htm - 7k

Naamah (5 Occurrences)

... cited.). NAAMAH (2). (1) One of a group of 16 lowland (Shephelah) cities forming part of Judah's inheritance (Joshua 15:41). (2) The ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naamah.htm - 10k

Open (586 Occurrences)

... Open place. Genesis 38:14, 21, mar. Enaim; the same probably as Enam (Joshua 15:34), a city in the lowland or Shephelah. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/open.htm - 41k

Ophir (12 Occurrences)

... 22 could be procured. But Gesenius shows that Sofala is merely the Arabic form of the Hebrew shephelah. Interest in this region ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophir.htm - 16k

Jarmuth (7 Occurrences)

... jar'-muth (yarmuth): (1) A city of the Canaanites in the Shephelah (Joshua 15:35) of Judah whose "king," Piram, joined the league of the "five kings" against ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jarmuth.htm - 11k

Joktheel (2 Occurrences)

... JOKTHEEL. jok'-the-el, jok'-thel (yoqethe'el): (1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah named between Mizpeh and Lachish (Joshua 15:38); unidentified. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joktheel.htm - 8k

Lod (4 Occurrences)

... The town lay in the Shephelah, perhaps in ge ha-charashim, "the valley of craftsmen" (Nehemiah 11:35). In the New Testament it appears as Lydda. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lod.htm - 11k

Lydda (3 Occurrences)

... The town lay in the Shephelah, perhaps in ge ha-charashim, "the valley of craftsmen" (Nehemiah 11:35). In the New Testament it appears as Lydda. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lydda.htm - 11k

Low (216 Occurrences)

... 35. (vt) To depress; to lower. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LOW COUNTRY. See SHEPHELAH. Multi-Version Concordance Low (216 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/low.htm - 39k

Lahmam (1 Occurrence)

... la'-mam (lachmam): A town in the Judean Shephelah (Joshua 15:40, the Revised Version margin "Lahmas") possibly the modern el-Lachm, 2 1/2 miles South of Beit ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lahmam.htm - 6k

Gederoth (2 Occurrences)

... GEDEROTH. ged'-e-roth, ge-de'-roth (gedheroth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Kithlish, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah (Joshua 15:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gederoth.htm - 7k

Gederathite (1 Occurrence)

... ge-de'-ra, ge-de'-ra-thit (ha-gedherah, "the enclosed place"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim and Adithaim (Joshua 15:36 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gederathite.htm - 7k

Gezer (14 Occurrences)

... The hill stands, like an outpost, projecting into the great plain, and is connected with the low hills behind it, part of the Shephelah, with but a narrow neck ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gezer.htm - 27k

Gederothaim (1 Occurrence)

... im (gedherathayim, "place of enclosures"): Stands as the 15th in a list which professes to give only the names of 14 cities in the Judean Shephelah (Joshua 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gederothaim.htm - 7k

Gath (44 Occurrences)

... The Biblical notices of Gath would indicate a place in the Philistine plain or the Shephelah, which was fortified, presumably in a strong position on the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gath.htm - 26k

Iphtah (3 Occurrences)

... IPHTAH. if'-ta (yiphtach; the King James Version Jiphtah): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Libnab, Ether and Ashan (Joshua 15:43). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iphtah.htm - 7k

Eglon (13 Occurrences)

... Joshua passed from Libnah to Lachish, and from Lachish to Eglon on his way to Hebron (10:31). It was in the Shephelah of Judah (15:39). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eglon.htm - 13k

Elam (24 Occurrences)

... tercbinth"), or part of it. This is the southernmost of the great valleys which cut through the Shephelah. Commencing near Hebron, close ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elam.htm - 48k

Enam (1 Occurrence)

... Also mentioned in close connection with Adullam. It was in the Shephelah of Judah. The Talmud (Pesik. Rab. 23) mentions a Kephar Enaim. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enam.htm - 7k

Eshtaol (7 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ESHTAOL. esh'-ta-ol ('eshta'ol; Astaol): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named next to Zorah (Joshua 15:33; Joshua 19:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eshtaol.htm - 10k

Exploration

... ERA OF SCIENTIFIC EXCAVATION 1. Southern Palestine (1) Tell el-Chesy (2) Excavations in Jerusalem (3) Excavations in the Shephelah (4) Painted "Tombs of Marissa ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Enaim (2 Occurrences)

... Also mentioned in close connection with Adullam. It was in the Shephelah of Judah. The Talmud (Pesik. Rab. 23) mentions a Kephar Enaim. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enaim.htm - 8k

Elamites (2 Occurrences)

... tercbinth"), or part of it. This is the southernmost of the great valleys which cut through the Shephelah. Commencing near Hebron, close ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamites.htm - 39k

Elah (17 Occurrences)

... tercbinth"), or part of it. This is the southernmost of the great valleys which cut through the Shephelah. Commencing near Hebron, close ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elah.htm - 17k

Dilean (1 Occurrence)

... dil'-e-an (dil`an, "cucumber"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Migdal-gad and Mizpeh (Joshua 15:38, the English Revised Version "Dilan"), which ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dilean.htm - 6k

Mareshah (8 Occurrences)

... ma-re'-sha (mareshah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Bathesar; Codex Alexandrinus Maresa): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Keilah and Achzib (Joshua 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mareshah.htm - 11k

Moreshethgath (1 Occurrence)

... Mareshah was certainly in that region, and the prophecy of Micah mentions towns and villages in the Shephelah and the Philistine country as though they were ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moreshethgath.htm - 8k

Mizpeh (24 Occurrences)

... position. (3) (mitspeh; Maspha): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Dilan, Joktheel and Lachish (Tell el-Hesy). Eusebius ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizpeh.htm - 21k

Moresheth-gath (1 Occurrence)

... Mareshah was certainly in that region, and the prophecy of Micah mentions towns and villages in the Shephelah and the Philistine country as though they were ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moresheth-gath.htm - 8k

Makkedah (8 Occurrences)

... of Jericho (Joshua 10:28; Joshua 12:16). It lay in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:41). It was brought into prominence by the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/makkedah.htm - 12k

Bozkath (2 Occurrences)

... BOZKATH. boz'-kath (botsqath, "stony"; Septuagint Basedoth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named between Lachish and Eglon (Joshua 15:39). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bozkath.htm - 7k

Bethleaphrah

... The Authorized Version reads "in the house of Aphrah." This is probably the name of a town in the Shephelah, or "low country," between Joppa and Gaza. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethleaphrah.htm - 7k

Baalhanan (5 Occurrences)

... (2.) An overseer of "the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains" (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chronicles 27:28). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baalhanan.htm - 8k

Baal-hanan (5 Occurrences)

... (2.) An overseer of "the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains" (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chronicles 27:28). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal-hanan.htm - 8k

Beth-le-aphrah (1 Occurrence)

... The Authorized Version reads "in the house of Aphrah." This is probably the name of a town in the Shephelah, or "low country," between Joppa and Gaza. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-le-aphrah.htm - 7k

Cabbon (1 Occurrence)

... CABBON. kab'-on (kabbon; Chabra): A place in the Shephelah of Judah near Eglon (Joshua 15:40). It is possibly the same as MACHBENA, which see. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cabbon.htm - 6k

Chitlish (1 Occurrence)

... the King James Version Kithlish, the English Revised Version "Chithlish," kith'lish): A town named with Lahman and Gederoth in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chitlish.htm - 6k

Achzib (4 Occurrences)

... Falsehood. (1.) A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Joshua 15:44); probably the same as Chezib of Genesis 38:5 = Ain Kezbeh. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/achzib.htm - 10k

Adithaim (1 Occurrence)

... ad-i-tha'-im (`adhithayim "double ornament, passage, or prey"): A city in "the lowland" (Shephelah, not as the King James Version "valley") of Judah (Joshua 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adithaim.htm - 7k

Ague (1 Occurrence)

... soul to pine away." The word means burning (Vulgate "ardor") and was probably intended to denote the malarial fever so common now both in the Shephelah and in ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ague.htm - 8k

Sorek (1 Occurrence)

... The Valley of Sorek is a name which probably belonged only to the open, fertile valley, well suited for vineyards, which traverses the Shephelah. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sorek.htm - 9k

Soco (3 Occurrences)

... only); Socho, most usual, but many forms in Septuagint and in the King James Version: Socoh, Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho): (1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah ... biblethesaurus.org/s/soco.htm - 10k

Shaaraim (3 Occurrences)

... sha-a-ra'-im (sha`arayim, "two gates"; Sakareim; the King James Version Sharaim): (1) A city in the Shephelah or "lowland" of Judah mentioned (Joshua 15:36) in ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shaaraim.htm - 9k

Sycomore (3 Occurrences)

... compare Amos 7:14), but it is quite possible that the town or individual inhabitants may have held lands in the Jordan valley or in the Shephelah on which ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sycomore.htm - 10k

Sycamore (9 Occurrences)

... found mostly in the "vale" (1 Kings 10:27; 2 Chronicles 1:15: in both passages the RV has properly "lowland"), ie, the "low country," the shephelah, where the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sycamore.htm - 10k

Spring (122 Occurrences)

... Joshua 10:40 (Hebrews `ashdoth) should rather be "declivities" or "slopes" (RV), ie, the undulating ground lying between the lowlands (the shephelah) and the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spring.htm - 40k

Socoh (4 Occurrences)

... only); Socho, most usual, but many forms in Septuagint and in the King James Version: Socoh, Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho): (1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah ... biblethesaurus.org/s/socoh.htm - 10k

Valley (187 Occurrences)

... The Valley of Sorek is a name which probably belonged only to the open, fertile valley, well suited for vineyards, which traverses the Shephelah. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/valley.htm - 75k