Makkedah
Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet el Qom.
Placesettlement8 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Khirbet el Qom440
- Khirbet Beit Maqdum86
- Tell Beit Mirsim23
- Tel Goded16
- Khirbet Kheishum-22
- Tell Bornat-59
References
Topical references
- A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah, conquered by Joshua — Joshua 10:28; Joshua 12:16
- Five kings of the Amorites hide in a cave of, and are killed by Joshua — Joshua 10:5; Joshua 10:16
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.