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Azekah
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Later tradition connected Azekah with the tomb of the prophet Zechariah and then with Zechariah the father of John the Baptist, to whom a large church was dedicated. Thus the Madeba map from about 550 A.D. calls Azekah, “Beth Zechariah,” or “house of Zechariah” and pictures a large church there.
Azekah is located at tell Zakariya five and one half miles northeast of Beth Govrin above the Valley of Elah. Excavations show the site was occupied before 3000 B.C. and had a strong fortress in the period of the judges.
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Azekah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/azekah.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Azekah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/azekah.html. 1991.