Biblical Settlement

Ziklag in the Bible

Ziklag is a settlement mentioned in 13 verses across 5 books of the Bible. Known today as Tell esh Sharia.

Verses

13

Books

5

Confidence

High

Coordinates

31.3912, 34.6816

panorama of Tell esh Sharia

Photo: Danny Gershoni

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Key Verses About Ziklag

“and Madmannah”

Joshua 15:31 (KJV)

“and Beth Marcaboth”

Joshua 19:5 (KJV)

“Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.”

1 Samuel 27:6 (KJV)

“when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day”

1 Samuel 30:1 (KJV)

“behold”

1 Samuel 30:3 (KJV)

Bible Verses Mentioning Ziklag

Joshua(2)

Joshua 15:31 Joshua 19:5

1 Samuel(5)

1 Samuel 27:6 1 Samuel 30:1 1 Samuel 30:3 1 Samuel 30:14 1 Samuel 30:26

2 Samuel(2)

2 Samuel 1:1 2 Samuel 4:10

1 Chronicles(3)

1 Chronicles 4:30 1 Chronicles 12:1 1 Chronicles 12:20

Nehemiah(1)

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Nearby Biblical Places

Gedor 27.2 km Gerar7.2 km Valley of Gerar7.2 km Esek8.1 km Dilean14.4 km Mizpeh 214.4 km Ashan16.4 km Bor-ashan16.4 km Ezem16.4 km Ain 217.5 km

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Geographic data from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map tiles by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0).
Image: Danny Gershoni.