- to Tekoah:
- Tekoah was a city of Judah, situated, according to Eusebius and Jerome, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Josephus says it was not far from the castle of Herodium; and Jerome (Prologue to Amos) says it stood on a hill six miles south from Bethlehem. Dr. Poccocke places it at the same distance; and says there are still considerable ruins on the top of a hill, which is about half a mile long and a furlong broad. "He builtª° even¹ Bethlehem,ª and Etam,ª and Tekoa,ª" {2Ch 11:6} + "And they rose earlyª° in the morning,ª and went forthª° into the wildernessª of Tekoa:ª and as they went forth,ª° Jehoshaphatª stoodª° and said,ª° Hearª° me, O Judah,ª and ye inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª Believeª° in the LORDª your God,ª so shall ye be established;ª° believeª° his prophets,ª so shall ye prosper.ª°" {2Ch 20:20} + "And next¹ unto¹ them² the Tekoitesª repaired;ª° but their noblesª putª° not¹ their necksª to the workª of their Lord.ª" {Neh 3:5} + "Afterª them the Tekoitesª repairedª° anotherª piece,ª over against¹¹ the greatª towerª that lieth out,ª° even unto¹ the wallª of Ophel.ª" {Neh 3:27} + "O ye childrenª of Benjamin,ª gather yourselves to fleeª° out of the midstª¹ of Jerusalem,ª and blowª° the trumpetª in Tekoa,ª and set upª° a sign² of fire¹ in¹ Bethhaccerem:ª for¹ evilª appearethª° out of the north,ª¹ and greatª destruction.ª" {Jer 6:1} + "The wordsª of Amos,ª who¹ was¹ among the herdmenª of Tekoa,ª¹ which¹ he sawª° concerning¹ Israelª in the daysª of Uzziahª kingª of Judah,ª and in the daysª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Joashª kingª of Israel,ª two yearsª beforeª the earthquake.ª" {Ams 1:1}, Tekoa
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