Ekron
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Ekron was an ancient Philistine city-state in the southern Levant, known as one of the five major cities of the Philistine pentapolis.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ekron (ancient Philistine city) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philistine city
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Accaron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akkaron NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Miqne-Ekron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Baal-zebub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
ⓘ
Ekron royal dedicatory inscription ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesType | tell (mound) ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culture |
Canaanite culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistine culture ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Seymour Gitin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trude Dothan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1981 ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Iron Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city gate complex
ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ industrial zone ⓘ temple precinct ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Ekron inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Phoenician ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Philistine bichrome ware
ⓘ
Philistine pottery ⓘ industrial-scale olive oil presses ⓘ large olive oil production complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Levant ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
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ⓘ
Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernSiteName | Tel Miqne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernLocality |
Kibbutz Revadim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moshav Zafririm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | five cities of the Philistines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philistia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistine pentapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfDestruction | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| region | Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruler |
Ikausu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Padi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipCenterOf | Baal-zebub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ekron, Kentucky
this entity surface form:
Ekron (ancient Philistine city)