Joshua 15:11

“And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward, etc.] Which was one of the principalities of the Philistines; and which, though it fell to the lot of Judah, (<061545>Joshua 15:45), was not possessed by them: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to Mount Baalah; of which places we have no account elsewhere: and went unto Jabneel; which Masius makes no doubt was one of the Jamnias, and particularly that which was a seaport; which Strabo says f322 was distant from Azotus and Ashkelon about two hundred furlongs, or twenty five miles: and the goings out of the border were at the sea; the Mediterranean sea; here the northern border ended.”

“Jabneel - The modern “Yebna”, about three miles from the coast and twelve miles south of Joppa. It is called Jabneh in 2 Chronicles 26:6, where Uzziah is recorded to have taken it from the Philistines and destroyed its fortifications. The town is repeatedly mentioned with its haven in the wars of the Maccabees (1 Macc. 4:15; 2 Macc. 12:8), and by Josephus under the name of Jamnia. It is described by Philo as a very populous town; and after the destruction of Jerusalem was, for a long time, the seat of the Sanhedrin, and was a famous school of Jewish learning. Its ruins, which are still considerable, stand on the brink of the “Wady Rubin”. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Ekron: Jos 15:45, Jos 19:43; Sa1 5:10, Sa1 7:14; Kg2 1:2, Kg2 1:3, Kg2 1:6, Kg2 1:16 mount Baalah: Jos 19:44 Joshua 15:12”