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Aphek
Town or city mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in 1 Samuel.
Journeys through Aphek
- Paul’s voyage to Rome (c. AD 59–60)
Where it appears
1 Samuel (2), Joshua (1), Acts (1)
Key verses
- Joshua 12:18 first mention — The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
- 1 Samuel 4:1 — And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 29:1 — Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
- Acts 23:31 — Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Nearby places
- Eben-ezer 3 km
- Kanah 4 km
- Ono 10 km
- Gath-rimmon 12 km
- Arimathaea 12 km
- Harim 15 km
- Hadid 16 km
- Lod 17 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.