Places in the Bible · Settlement

Secu

Secu is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is between Gibeah and Ramah.

panorama of hills in the region between Gibeah and Ramah
panorama of hills in the region between Gibeah and Ramah · Photo: יעקב (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Secu?

Approx. 31.9374, 35.1447 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
between Gibeah and RamahsettlementHigh

Secu in the Bible dictionary

A hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its “great well” (1 Sam. 19:22); probably the modern Suweikeh, south of Beeroth.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Secu

  • 1 Samuel 19:22

    Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.