Aphek

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. A city of the tribe of Asher

• Joshua 19:30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

Called APHIK

• Judges 1:31 Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

2. A city of the tribe of Issachar

Philistines defeat Israelites at

• 1 Samuel 4:1–11 Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek. The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck do…

Saul killed at

• 1 Samuel 29:1 Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

Probably the same city as mentioned in Joshua as a royal city of the Canaanites

• Joshua 12:18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

3. A city between Damascus and Palestine

Ben-hadad defeated at

• 1 Kings 20:26–30 In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside. Then the man of…