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Sokho (alternate spellings: Sokhoh, Sochoh, Soco, Sokoh; Hebrew: שׂוֹכֹה ,שׂוֹכוֹ ,שֹׂכֹה) is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, west of the Judean hills. Both towns were given the name Shuweikah in Arabic, a diminutive of the Arabic shawk, meaning "thorn ...
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Judah ("in the valley"; important cities: Eshtaol, Zoreah, Engannim, Tappuah, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh 1, Azekah) אשנה ʾšnh Ashnah [of Judah 2] Joshua 15:43 1 Judah (important cities: Libnah, Keilah, Achzib, Maresha) אשען ʾšʿn Eshean Joshua 15:52 1 Judah (important cities: Hebron) אשקלונ ʾšqlwn Ashkelon [19
Valley of Elah viewed from the top of Tel Azekah. The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley ("the valley of the terebinth"; [1] from the Hebrew: עמק האלה Emek HaElah), or Wadi es-Sunt (Arabic: وادي السنط), is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel, best known from the Hebrew Bible as the place where David defeated Goliath (1 Samuel 17:2; 1 Samuel 17:19).
Kingdom of Judah Azekah ( Hebrew : עֲזֵקָה , ʿazēqā ) was an ancient town in the Shephela ("lowlands of Judea") guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah , about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron .
LMLK discovery sites, as of February 2008. Though most of these stamped jar handles have been found in the territory of the Kingdom of Judah (71 sites in the land allotted to Judah, Benjamin, and Simeon), some have also been found in the territory of the Kingdom of Israel (four sites in the northwest region). [6]
The Kingdom of Judah was located in the Judean Mountains, stretching from Jerusalem to Hebron and into the Negev Desert.The central ridge, ranging from forested and shrubland-covered mountains gently sloping towards the hills of the Shephelah in the west, to the dry and arid landscapes of the Judaean Desert descending into the Jordan Valley to the east, formed the kingdom's core.
Traditional Jewish sources connect Antigonus with the origin of the Sadducees and Boethusians.These sources argue that the Sadducee group originated in tandem with the Boethusian group during the Second Temple period, with their founders, Zadok and Boethus, both being individual students of Antigonus of Sokho.