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Nave Topical Bible
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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• תְּקוֹעַ
• תְּקוֹעִי

Jeremiah 6:1 , a city of Judah, now in ruins, situated on an extended height, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Here originated the wise woman who was Joab's agent, 2 Samuel 14:2 , and Amos the prophet, Amos 1:1 . It was inhabited by Christians in the time of the crusades.

The wilderness of Tekoa, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:20 , inclines toward the Dead Sea.