1 Samuel 4:1--5:12
Aphek
: a town of Asher 10 km SSE of Acco near the coast
(34° 3´, 35° 51´);
(32° 6´, 34° 55´);
(32° 46´, 35° 41´);
(34° 3´, 35° 51´)
Ashdod
: a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah
(31° 48´, 34° 38´);
(31° 48´, 34° 38´)
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Dagon
: a pagan god; the principal god of the Philistines (OS)
Ebenezer
: a place just west of Aphek in Manasseh,a place near Bethel in Benjamin
(31° 49´, 35° 10´)
Egyptians
: descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
Ekron
: a town in the western foothills of Judah,residents of the town of Ekron
(31° 46´, 34° 51´)
Gath
: a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)
Hebrew
: a person descended from Heber; an ancient Jew; a Hebrew speaking Jew,any Jew, but particularly one who spoke the Hebrew language
Hophni
: son of Eli the priest
Ichabod
: son of Phinehas son of Eli the priest
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Phinehas
: son of Eleazar; a chief priest, Phinehas I,a priest; son of Eli; Phinehas II,father of Eleazar, a priest on duty in the days of Ezra
Samuel
: son of Ammihud; Moses' land distribution deputy for Simeon,son of Tola son of Issachar
Shiloh
: a town having the Tent of Meeting in the time of Judges (IBD)
(32° 3´, 35° 17´)