Makkedah
Makkedah, a Canaanite city where Joshua defeated and executed five Amorite kings who had hidden in a cave.
The name Makkedah means “worshiping; burning; raised; crookedness”
PlaceOld Testament1 book8 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 10:10; only referred to as Makkedah (מַקֵּדָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet el Qom
- Certainty
- Possible (44% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.535° N, 34.967° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מַקֵּדָהMakkedah
Mentions
- And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
- Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
- And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
- The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
- On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
- …the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.