Socoh
Socoh is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Tel Socho. The name means “tents; tabernacles.”
Where is Socoh?
Approx. 31.6822, 34.9749 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Socho | settlement | High |
Verses that mention Socoh
- Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
- 1 Samuel 17:1
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.
- 2 Chronicles 11:7
And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
- 2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.