Aphek
Aphek is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Tell Ras el Ain. The name means “Aphekah, Aphik, strength; a rapid torrent.”
Where is Aphek?
Approx. 32.1050, 34.9304 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Ras el Ain | settlement | High |
Verses that mention Aphek
- Joshua 12:18
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
- 1 Samuel 4:1
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 29:1
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
- Acts 23:31
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.