Lehi

לֶחִי · le.chi · H3896לְחִי · le.chi · H3895G“jawbone” Hitchcock's 18694 mentions in 2 books, most in Judges (3)

Where it is

31.75° N, 34.98° E · Located through Beth-shemesh

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Mentioned most in

Judges · 3 2 Samuel · 1

Counted from 4 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Lehi is mentioned in the book of Judges as a place where Samson, empowered by the Spirit of God, fought against the Philistines. The Philistines went up and encamped in Judah, spreading out in Lehi (Judges 15:9). When Samson was handed over to the Philistines by the men of Judah, he broke free from his bonds and struck down a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15:14-15). After this victory, Samson was thirsty, and God miraculously provided water for him to drink from a hollow place in Lehi (Judges 15:19). The name "Lehi" is also mentioned in 2Sa.23.11 as the location of a battle where Shammah, one of David's mighty men, stood his ground against the Philistines and achieved a great victory.

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Every mention

4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Judges 3 mentions

Judges 15:9Then the Philistines went up, encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.Judges 15:14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and…Judges 15:19But God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out of it. When he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived. Therefore its name was called En Hakkore, which is in…

2 Samuel 1 mention

2 Samuel 23:11After him was Shammah the son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the…

What the dictionary says

A jawbone, a place in the tribe of Judah where Samson achieved a victory over the Philistines (Judg. 15:9, 14, 16), slaying a thousand of them with the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain