Dictionary entry

Joktheel

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jok'-the-el, jok'-thel (yoqethe'el):

(1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah named between Mizpeh and Lachish (Jos 15:38); unidentified.

(2) A city in Edom formerly called Sela, taken by Amaziah after the battle in the Valley of Salt, and by him called Joktheel (2Ki 14:7).

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