Ziklag
Ancient site; 8 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell esh Sharia.
Placesettlement13 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.
- Tell esh Sharia531
- Tel Halif107
- Tel Beer Sheva53
- Khirbet a Ra’i28
- Tel Masos13
- Tell Beit Mirsim8
- Tel Haror8
- Khirbet Zuheiliqah8
Name variants
- Ziklag (120)
- Ziklad (1)
References
Topical references
- A city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah — Joshua 15:31
- Re-allotted to the tribe of Simeon — Joshua 19:5
- David lives at — 1 Samuel 27:5; 1 Samuel 27:6; 2 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 12:1
- Amalekites destroy — 1 Samuel 30
- Inhabited by the returned exiles of Judah — Nehemiah 11:28
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.