Ekron
firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to
the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It
was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan
(19:43), but came again into the full possession of the
Philistines (1 Sam. 5:10). It was the last place to which the
Philistines carried the ark before they sent it back to Israel
(1 Sam. 5:10; 6:1-8). There was here a noted sanctuary of
Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1: 2, 3, 6, 16). Now the small village Akir.
It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 702, when Sennacherib set
free its king, imprisoned by Hezekiah in Jerusalem, according to
the Assyrian record.
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Ekron, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 170
Housing Units (2000): 69
Land area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24094
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.930819 N, 86.177999 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 40117
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Ekron, KY
Ekron
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