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Aphek
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
(1) In Joshua 12:18 we should probably read with the Septuagint "the king of Aphek in Sharon." This may correspond to Aphek in 1 Samuel 4:1 . It was a royal city of the Canaanites whose king was slain by Josh. Probably it is the Aphek mentioned by Josephus as being near to Antipatris (BJ , II, xix, 1).
(2) (Greek
(3) To this place the Philistines gathered their hosts, while the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel (1 Samuel 29:1 ). It has been generally supposed that these two positions were over against each other, and that therefore Aphek must be sought in the plain of Esdraelon. No place answering this description has been found here.
(4) A city on the plateau east of the Jordan, where disaster befell Benhadad (1 Kings 20:26 , 1 Kings 20:30 ). The same place may be intended in 2 Kings 13:17 . The modern
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Aphek'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/aphek.html. 1915.