See also:

• EKRON (better, as in the Septuagint and Josephus, ACCARON, 'AKhapWV)

EKRON (better, as in the See also:

• SEPTUAGINT, THE (Gr. of 0', Lat. LXX.)

Septuagint and See also:

• JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

Josephus, ACCARON, 'AKhapWV)  , a royal See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of the See also:

• PHILISTINES

Philistines commonly identified with the See also:

• MODERN

modern Syrian See also:

• VILLAGE

village of `Akir, 5 M. from Ramleh, on the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern slope of a See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• RIDGE (a word. common to many Teutonic languages, meaning " back," whether of a man or an animal, cf. German Rucke)
• RIDGE, WILLIAM PETT (1864- )

ridge separating the See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain of Philistia from See also:

• SHARON

Sharon . It See also:

• LAY

lay inland and off the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• LINE

line of See also:

• TRAFFIC

traffic . Though included by the Israelites within the limits of the tribe of See also:

• JUDAH

Judah, and mentioned in See also:

• JUDGES, THE BOOK OF

Judges xix. as one of the cities of See also:

• DAN

Dan, it was in See also:

• PHILISTINE

Philistine See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession in the days of See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel, and apparently maintained its See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence . According to the narrative of the See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew See also:

• TEXT (Lat. textum, woven fabric, from texere, to weave)

text, here differing from the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek text and See also:

• JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

Josephus (which read Askelon), it was the last See also:

• TOWN

town to which the See also:

• ARK (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Arche, adapted from the Lat. area, chest, cf. arcere, to shut up, enclose)„ a chest, basket or box. The Hebrew word tebah, translated in the' A.V. by " ark," is used in the Old Testament (1)

ark was transferred before its restoration to the Israelites . Its See also:

• MAINTENANCE (Fr. maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain, support, Lat. manu tenere, to hold in the hand)

maintenance of a See also:

• SANCTUARY (from the late Lat. sanctuarium, a sacred place)

sanctuary of See also:

• BAAL

Baal Zebub is mentioned in 2 See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

Kings i . From See also:

• ASSYRIAN

Assyrian See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions it has been gathered that Padi, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• EKRON (better, as in the Septuagint and Josephus, ACCARON, 'AKhapWV)

Ekron, was for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time the See also:

• VASSAL (Fr. vassal, vassaut, vassault, &c,)

vassal of See also:

• HEZEKIAH (Heb. for " [my] strength is [of] Yah ")

Hezekiah of Judah, but regained his independence when the latter was hard pressed by See also:

• SENNACHERIB (Ass. Sin-akhi-erba, " the Moon-god has increased the brethren ")

Sennacherib . A See also:

• NOTICE

notice of its See also:

• HISTORY

history in 147 B.C. is found in 1 Macc. x . 89; after the fall of See also:

• JERUSALEM (Heb. ^S0-r, Yerushalaim, pronounced as a dual)
• JERUSALEM, SYNOD OF (1672)

Jerusalem A.D . 70 it was settled by See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews . At the time of the See also:

• CRUSADES

crusades it was still a large village . Recently a Jewish agricultural See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony has been settled there . The houses are built of mud, and in the See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence of visible remains of antiquity, the See also:

• IDENTIFICATION (Lat. idem, the same)

identification of the site is questionable .

The neighbourhood is fertile . (R . A . S .