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Lehi

Lehi, a place where Samson fought against the Philistines and God provided him with water.

The name Lehi means “jawbone”

PlaceOld Testament2 books5 verses

Summary

A location near Beth-shemesh first mentioned at Judges 15:9; referred to as Lehi (לֶחִי, לְחִי).

Location

Identified as
Khirbet es Siyyagh
Certainty
Possible (47% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.749° N, 35.001° E
Lehi
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Glossary entries

Lehi

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Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Lehi without naming it.

  1. Judges 15:9
    Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.
  2. Judges 15:14
    When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
  3. Judges 15:17Referred to, not named
    And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
  4. Judges 15:19
    So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
  5. 2 Samuel 23:11
    And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.