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Achzib (Chezib): Tel el-Beida. A city in Judah located in the lowlands West of the Dead Sea, Achzib was mentioned in the Bible in Joshua 15:44; and Micah 1:14.

Joshua 15:44 - And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Micah 1:14 - Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel.

ACHZIB

ak'-zib ('akhzibh, "lying" or "disappointing"): The name of two towns in Israel: (1) A town in western Judah in the lowlands, mentioned in connection with Mareshah and Keilah as one of the cities allotted to Judah (Josh 15:44), and in Mic (1:14), where it suggests play upon its meaning, "deceptive" or "failing," possibly the place having received its name from a winter spring or brook, which failed in summer. It is also called Chezib (kezibh (Gen 38:5)), where Judah was at the time of the birth of his son Shelah. In 1 Ch 4:22 it is called Cozeba, the King James Version "Chozeba" (kozebha'), clearly seen to be the same as Achzib, from the places with which it is grouped. (2) It has been identified with the modern `Ayin-Kezbeh in the valley of Elah, and north of Adullam. (3) Mod Zib Septuagint variously: Josh 19:29, Codex Vaticanus, Echozob, Codex Alexandrinus, Achzeiph; Jdg 1:31, Codex Vaticanus, Aschazei, Codex Alexandrinus, Aschendei, Greek Ecdippa: A small town some miles north of Acre on the coast. It is mentioned in Josh 19:29 as falling within the possessions of the tribe of Asher, but they never occupied it, as they did not the neighboring Acre (Acco). The Phoenician inhabitants of the coast were too strongly entrenched to be driven out by a people who had no fleet. The cities on the coast doubtless aided one another, and Sidon had become rich and powerful before this and could succor such a small town in case of attack. Achzib was a coast town, nine miles north of Acco, now known as Ez-Zib. It appears in the Assyrian inscriptions as Aksibi and Sennacherib enumerates it among the Phoenician towns that he took at the same times as Acco (702 BC). It was never important and is now an insignificant village among the sand dunes of the coast. It was the bordertown of Galilee on the West, what lay beyond being unholy ground. www.free-bible.com/isbe/A/ACHZIB/

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Achziv is an archaeological site on the northern coast of Israel, 15 kilometers north of Acre. It was first settled in the Middle Canaanite (Bronze) II period by the Phoenicians. [1] In the Bible, it is described as falling within territory assigned to the tribe of Asher. An Arab village, Az-Zeeb, was established on the site during the Mamluk period. Today Achziv is a national park. History. Restored building at Achziv National ParkIn the Bible, Achziv was a town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Josh. 15:44); probably the same as Chezibh mentioned in Genesis 38:5. Originally a Phoenician city (Ecdippa in Greek), it was assigned to the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:29; Judg. 1:31) "And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher ... and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzibh." Achziv (Cheziv) is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic writings, for example Midrash Vayikra Rabba 37:4. King David added the city into his Kingdom, but King Solomon returned it to Hiram as part of the famous pact. During Sancheriv invasions, the Assyrians conquered the city. During the reign of the Seleucids, the border was established at Rosh HaNikra, just north to Achziv, making it a border city and under the control of Acre. A maritime city named Cziv, nine miles north of Acre, is mentioned by Josephus Flavius, and later by Eusebius. During the Crusader period, the site was known as Casle Umberti. Remnants of ancient Achziv, now known as Tel Achziv, are located on a sandstone mound between two creeks, Kziv creek on the north and Shaal creek on the south, close to the border with Lebanon. The Arab village of Az-Zeeb was established during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods, the houses erected using the stones of the Crusader castle. The villagers fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Arab�Israeli War. In 1946, The Jewish Resistance Movement attempted to blow up the railroad bridge over the creek at Achziv in an operation known as Night of the Bridges. A monument to the 14 soldiers killed there was erected on the site. - Wikipedia

Map of Ancient Israel - Ecdippa AchzibGreek name of Achzib. City of the tribe of Asher (Josh 19:29; Judg 1:31) on the Mediterranean coast 11 miles N of Acco (Acre). It was originally a Canaanite ...
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Achzib - Biblical Meaning of Achzib in Eastons Bible Dictionary ...Achzib - Biblical Meaning for Achzib in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Free Bible)
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ACHZIB in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Free Bible) In 1 Ch 4:22 it is called Cozeba, the King James Version "Chozeba" (kozebha'), clearly seen to be the same as Achzib, from the places with which it is ...
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Achzib - Biblical Definition of Achzib in Fausset's Bible ...Achzib in Fausset's Bible Dictionary (Free Bible)
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Achzib - Meaning of Achzib in Smiths Bible Dictionary (Bible ...Achzib: Biblical Meaning of Achzib in Smiths Bible Dictionary (Free Bible)
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Achzib - Definition of the Name Achzib and Meaning in Hitchcock's ...Bibliography Information Hitchcock, R.D. Dr "Definition for 'Achzib' Hitchcock's Bible Dictionary". free-bible.com - Hitchcock's; 1901. ...
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Micah 1:14 Bible Verse (KJV Book of Micah) Free Bible Micah 1:14 14 - Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel. ...
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Joshua 15:44 Bible Verse (KJV Book of Joshua) Free Bible Joshua 15:44 44 - And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: Select a Chapter. Joshua 1 � Joshua 2 � Joshua 3 � Joshua 4 ...
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Map of Ancient Israel - Glossary Ecdippa Achzib. Emmatha. Emmaus. En-Gedi. Ephraim. Esbus. Esdraelon. Etam. G. Gabae. Gabaon. Gabath Saul. Gadara. Galilee. Gamala. Gammaruris ...
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SHAPHIR in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Free Bible) From the association with Gath, Achzib (of Judah) and Mareshah, it would seem that the places mentioned were in Southwestern Israel. ...
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