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Joktheel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Hebrew Yooktheel', יָקְתְאֵלֵ , subdued by God), the name of two cities.
1. (Sept. Ι᾿εχθαήλ v.r. Ι᾿αχαρεήλ .) A town in the plain of Judah, mentioned between Mizpeh and Lachish (Joshua 15:38). The associated names indicate a locality in the district southwest or west of Eleutheropolis (Keil's Commentary, ad loc.); possibly at Balin, a small modern village a little south of Tell es-Safieh (Robinson, Researches, 2, 368).
2. (Sept. Ι᾿εκθοήλ v.r. Ι᾿εθοήλ .) The name given by king Amaziah to SELAH, the capital of Idumaea, or Arabia Petrea, and subsequently borne by it (2 Kings 14:7); from which circumstance he appears to have improved it after having captured it. (See PETRA).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Joktheel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/j/joktheel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Joktheel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/j/joktheel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
