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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Achshaph</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/a/achshaph.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/joshua/11-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/a/achshaph.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Achshaph</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/a/achsah's_request_for_springs.htm" title="Achsah's Request for Springs">◄</a> Achshaph <a href="/topical/a/ach'shaph.htm" title="Ach'shaph">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Achshaph is a city mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically within the context of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. It is referenced in several passages, primarily in the Book of Joshua, and is associated with the northern coalition of Canaanite kings who opposed Joshua and the Israelites.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/joshua/11.htm">Joshua 11:1</a></b> · Achshaph is first mentioned in the context of a coalition of Canaanite kings. "When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph," . This verse indicates that Achshaph was a significant city-state with its own king, who joined forces with other Canaanite rulers to resist the Israelite invasion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">Joshua 12:20</a></b> · Achshaph is listed among the cities whose kings were defeated by Joshua. "the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;" . This enumeration underscores the comprehensive nature of Joshua's victories over the Canaanite territories.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">Joshua 19:25</a></b> · Achshaph is also mentioned in the context of the territorial allotments to the tribes of Israel. It is included in the inheritance of the tribe of Asher. "Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph," . This indicates that Achshaph became part of the land apportioned to the tribe of Asher, suggesting its integration into the Israelite confederation.<br><br><b>Historical and Geographical Context:</b><br><br>Achshaph is believed to have been located in the northern part of ancient Canaan, although its exact location remains uncertain. Some scholars suggest it may have been situated near the modern-day site of Tell Keisan, based on archaeological findings and geographical correlations. The city's inclusion in the coalition against Joshua highlights its strategic importance and the threat perceived by the Canaanite kings from the advancing Israelites.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Achshaph in the biblical narrative serves to illustrate the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites regarding the conquest of Canaan. The defeat of Achshaph's king, along with other Canaanite rulers, is seen as a testament to God's faithfulness and the divine mandate given to Joshua to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. The integration of Achshaph into the territory of Asher further signifies the establishment of Israelite presence and governance in the region.<br><br><b>Cultural and Archaeological Insights:</b><br><br>While specific archaeological evidence directly identifying Achshaph is limited, the general area believed to encompass the city has yielded artifacts and remains that provide insight into the Canaanite culture and the historical context of the biblical narrative. These findings contribute to a broader understanding of the ancient Near Eastern world in which the events of the Old Testament unfolded.<br><br>In summary, Achshaph is a city of notable mention in the biblical account of the Israelite conquest of Canaan, representing both a military challenge and a subsequent territorial acquisition for the people of Israel. Its role in the narrative underscores the themes of divine promise and fulfillment central to the biblical account.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Achshaph</span><p>poison; tricks<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Achshaph</span><p>(<i>fascination</i>), a city within the territory of Asher, named between Beten and Alammelech, (<a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">Joshua 19:25</a>) originally the seat of a Canaanite king. (<a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">12:20</a>)<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Achshaph</span><p>A royal city of the Canaanites, <a href="/context/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1</a>, conquered by Joshua, and assigned to the tribe of Asher, <a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">Joshua 12:20</a>; 19:25. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Fascination, a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Palestine (<a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">12:20</a>; <a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">19:25</a>). It was in the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher, and is identified with the modern ruined village of Kesaf or Yasif, N.E. of Accho. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ACHSHAPH</span><p>ak'-shaf ('akhshaph, "sorcery," or "fascination"): A city in the northern part of the territory conquered by Joshua. The king of Achshaph was a member of the coalition against Israel under Jabin and Sisera. It is mentioned with Hazor, Megiddo, Taanach, etc., in the list of conquered kings. It is one of the cities marking the boundaries of the tribe of Asher (<a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">Joshua 12:20</a>; <a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">Joshua 19:25</a>). Several attempts have been made to identify the site of it, but explorers are not agreed as to the identification.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/407.htm"><span class="l">407. Akshaph -- a place in N. Canaan</span></a><br><b>...</b> 406, 407. Akshaph. 408 . a place in N. Canaan. Transliteration: Akshaph Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ak-shawf') Short Definition: <b>Achshaph</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Achshaph</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/407.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/appendices.htm"><span class="l">Appendices</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Go forward on the way to the land of Pa-Kakina. Where is the road to <b>Achshaph</b>? Towards<br> no city. Pray look at the mountain of User. How is its crest? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/appendices.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/achshaph.htm"><span class="l"><b>Achshaph</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ACHSHAPH</b>. <b>...</b> The king of <b>Achshaph</b> was a member<br> of the coalition against Israel under Jabin and Sisera. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/achshaph.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ach'shaph.htm"><span class="l">Ach'shaph (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ach'shaph. <b>Achshaph</b>, Ach'shaph. Achzib . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b> Joshua<br> 12:20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of <b>Achshaph</b>, one; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ach'shaph.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/beten.htm"><span class="l">Beten (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BETEN. be'-ten (beTen; Batne): A city of<br> Asher mentioned between Hall and <b>Achshaph</b> (Joshua 19:25). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/beten.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/acshaph.htm"><span class="l">Acshaph (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joshua 11:1 It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab<br> king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of <b>Achshaph</b>, (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/acshaph.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shimron.htm"><span class="l">Shimron (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joshua 11:1 It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab<br> king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of <b>Achshaph</b>, (WEB KJV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shimron.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shimron-meron.htm"><span class="l">Shimron-meron (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Here the name is followed by that of <b>Achshaph</b>, which also follows the name of Shimron<br> in 11:1. This suggests that the two are in reality one, and that Shimron <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shimron-meron.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shimronmeron.htm"><span class="l">Shimronmeron (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Here the name is followed by that of <b>Achshaph</b>, which also follows the name of Shimron<br> in 11:1. This suggests that the two are in reality one, and that Shimron <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shimronmeron.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/achsah.htm"><span class="l">Achsah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/achsah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hali.htm"><span class="l">Hali (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HALI. ha'-li (chali): A town named with Helkath,<br> Beten and <b>Achshaph</b> on the border of Asher (Joshua 19:25). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hali.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jabin.htm"><span class="l">Jabin (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joshua 11:1 It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab<br> king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of <b>Achshaph</b>, (WEB KJV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jabin.htm - 11k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Achshaph (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1</a></span><br />It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of <span class="boldtext">Achshaph</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/12-20.htm">Joshua 12:20</a></span><br />the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of <span class="boldtext">Achshaph</span>, one;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">Joshua 19:25</a></span><br />Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, <span class="boldtext">Achshaph</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/achshaph.htm">Achshaph</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/achshaph--an_ancient_city_in_north_palestine.htm">Achshaph: An Ancient City in North Palestine</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/achshaph.htm">Achshaph (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/achzib.htm">Achzib (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/achsah's_request_for_springs.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Achsah's Request for Springs"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Achsah's Request for Springs" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/ach'shaph.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ach'shaph"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ach'shaph" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>