TEL AZEKAH

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The views from here are incredible!

History

-Tel Azekah has an incredible history, along with amazing views. Yehoshua ben-Nun chased the kings of Amoira past here, while hail rained down on them. The hail that fell on them was the hail that was suspended in the air from Makkas Barad. This means, that technically one of the ten Makkas took place here!

-Tel Azekah is associated with the David vs Golias battle because it says that they fought between Socoh and Azekah. From here you can oversee the battlefield.

Tel-Azekah Khirbet-Quiyafa and Ella-Valley are located near each other and can be done in 1 trip.

​Archeological	1/5
Historical	5/5
Nature	2/5
Views	5/5

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The Pesukim that talk about the fight between David and Golias.

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There are few visible archeological remains.

I saw them excavating in the summer. Hopefully some of those remains will be made public.

That city is Beit Shemesh.

The hill directly in front is where the Jews were encamped. The space between that and the next mountain is where the battle took place.