Azekah: Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah
(Joshua 15:35)
where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua
and their army destroyed by a hailstrom
(Joshua 10:10,11) It was one of
the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity
(Nehemiah 11:30)
