A town in the foothills of the territory of Judah.
About Makkedah
One of the Shephelah towns conquered during the southern campaign led by Joshua (Jos 10:10–29; 12:16). It belonged to the same district as Lachish (15:41). Eusebius placed it eight Roman miles east of Eleutheropolis (Beth-guvrin), which would lead to Beit-Maqdum, a Roman-Byzantine ruin beside the Roman road from Eleutheropolis to Hebron. The biblical site may have been at Khirbet el-Qom about one-half mile (.8 kilometer) to the southwest.
Key References
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
All Scripture References (8)
Joshua (8)
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.