Bible Encyclopedias
Elteke; Eltekeh
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
el´tē̇ -kē , (אלתּקה , 'elteḳēh (Joshua 19:44 , אלתּקא , 'elteḳē' (Joshua 21:23 ); Codex Vaticanus Ἀλκαθά , Alkathá ; Codex Alexandrinus, Ἐλκεθώ , Elkethō̇ ): A place in the territory of Dan named between Ekron and Gibbethon (Joshua 19:44 ), and again between Beth-horon and Gibbethon, as given to the Kohathite Levites (Joshua 21:23 ). It is probably identical with the Assyrian Altaḳu , where Sennacherib (Hexagon prism inscrip .) claims to have defeated the allied armies of the Philistines and the Egyptians. It should probably be sought somewhere East of Ekron. Beit Likia , the place marked Eltekeh on the PEF map, seems a position for such an encounter. It is about 2 1/2 miles Southwest of Beth-horon the Upper.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Elteke; Eltekeh'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/elteke-eltekeh.html. 1915.