Atlas  Shikkeron (Ekron) and surrounding region Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0 Additional data from OpenBible.info Occurrences Joshua 15:11 and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.Encyclopedia SHIKKERONshik'-er-on (shikkeron; the King James Version Shicron): A place mentioned in Joshua 15:11 as being on the northern border of Judah, between Ekron and Baalah, Jabneel being beyond, toward the sea. The site is unknown, but Rev. C. Hauser (PEFS, 1907, 289) suggests Tell es-Sellakeh, Northwest of `Akir, remarking that if this were the site the boundary would follow a natural course over the mountain to Jabneel. Strong's Hebrew H7942: Shikkerona city on N.W. border of Judah |
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