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Makkedah
Town or city mentioned in 8 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (8)
Key verses
- Joshua 10:10 first mention — And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:16 — But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:17 — And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:21 — And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- Joshua 10:28 — And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:29 — Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- Joshua 12:16 — The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
- Joshua 15:41 — And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
Nearby places
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- Eglon 6 km
- Mareshah 9 km
- Keilah 9 km
- Nebo 10 km
- Lachish 12 km
- Moresheth-gath 12 km
- Achzib 12 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.