1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EKRON (better, as in the Septuagint and Josephus, ACCARON, 'hKKapiav), a royal city of the Philistines commonly identified with the modern Syrian village of 'Akir, 5 m. from Ramleh, on the southern slope of a low ridge separating the plain of Philistia from Sharon. It lay inland and off the main line of traffic. Though included by the Israelites within the limits of the tribe of Judah, and mentioned in Judges xix. as one of the cities of Dan, it was in Philistine possession in the days of Samuel, and apparently mai…
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