Hachilah
Hachilah was a hill in the Wilderness of Ziph, where David hid from Saul and where the Ziphites revealed David's location to Saul.
The name Hachilah means “my hope is in her”
PlaceOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Samuel 23:19; only referred to as Hachilah (חֲכִילָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Zahrat al Kula
- Certainty
- Possible (46% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.470° N, 35.223° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֲכִילָהHachilah
Mentions
- Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
- Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
- Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,