Bible Explorer · Place
Fortified Canaanite and Judean hilltop stronghold in the Shephelah overlooking the Valley of Elah; site to which Joshua pursued the routed five Amorite kings amid miraculous hailstones, and where Philistines encamped opposite Saul.
Biblical Region: Shephelah · Modern Location: Israel (Tell Zakariya) · Coordinates: 31.7, 34.985 · Location Precision: confirmed