Bible Dictionary
Tekoa, Tekoah
Tekoa was a town of Judah south of Jerusalem and the birthplace of the prophet Amos. Joab also obtained a wise woman from Tekoa to present an appeal to David concerning Absalom.
Definition
Tekoa was a town of Judah situated south of Jerusalem. It was associated with the prophet Amos and with a wise woman whom Joab used in appealing to David concerning Absalom.
Biblical Usage
Joab obtained a wise woman from Tekoa, who presented an apologue to David in order to encourage the king to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem. Amos was also from Tekoa.
Historical Background
Tekoa lay about twelve miles south of Jerusalem and was visible from the city. It is identified with Teku’a, a village on a hill among ruins, south of Bethlehem.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. From this place Joab procured a “wise woman,” who pretended to be in great affliction, and skilfully made her case known to David. Her address to the king was in the form of an apologue, similar to that of Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-6). The object of Joab was, by the intervention of this woman, to induce David to bring back Absalom to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 14:2, 4, 9). This was also the birth-place of the prophet Amos (1:1). It is now the village of Teku’a, on the top of a hill among ruins, 5 miles south of Bethlehem, and close to Beth-haccerem (“Herod’s mountain”).