A town in the Sharon Plain, west of Shiloh; Antipatris in the New Testament.
About Aphek (of Sharon)
A Canaanite city west of the Jordan River. It was conquered by Israel and later included in Ephraim’s territory (Joshua 12:18). It was located near the source of the Yarkon River in the plain of Sharon. Aphek was later captured by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1; 29:1). In Roman times, Herod the Great rebuilt the city and named it Antipatris. It is mentioned in Acts 23:31. Its modern name is Ras el-‘Ain. See also Antipatris.
Key References
So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
All Scripture References (4)
Joshua (2)
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
1 Samuel (2)
Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.