EKRON — (Heb. עֶקְרוֹן), one of the capital cities of the Philistine Pentapolis. According to the Bible, Joshua allotted it to the tribe of Dan on its northeastern border with Judah (Josh. 15:11, 45–46; 19:43), and Judges 1:18 relates that it was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ekron — Ekron, KY U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 170 Housing Units (2000): 69 Land area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Ekron, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 170 Housing Units (2000): 69 Land area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Ekron — (a. Geogr.), so v.w. Akaron … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ekron — Ekron, Akkaron, die nördlichste der fünf Hauptstädte der Philister, erst unter den Makkabäern jüdisch … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Ekron — Ekron, Vulgata: Accaron, die nördlichste der fünf Philisterstädte, 701 v. Chr. von Sanherib erobert; gehörte erst unter den Makkabäern zu Juda (1. Makkabäer 10, 89); vermutlich identisch mit Khirbet el Muqanna, etwa 20 km westlich von Aschdod … Universal-Lexikon
Ekron — otheruses1|the Philistine cityThe city of Ekron ( he. עֶקְרוֹן Unicode| ʿeqrōn , also transliterated Accaron ) was one of the five cities of the famed Philistine pentapolis, located in southwestern Canaan. During the Iron Age, Ekron was a border… … Wikipedia
Ekron — ist eine in der Bibel genannte Stadt der Philister. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ausgrabungen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ekron — Canaanite and Philistine city in ancient Palestine. It was one of the five cities of the Philistine Pentapolis and was located in what is now central Israel. Though allocated to Judah after the Israelite conquest, it was a Philistine stronghold… … Universalium
Ekron (disambiguation) — Ekron may refer to:*Ekron, a city in Canaan, famous for its domination by the Philistines *Ekron, Kentucky *The former name of Mazkeret Batya, Israel *Akron, Ohio … Wikipedia