Place Old Testament
Achzib
Also known as Achzib =ESV, KJV; Akzib =NIV, Chezib =ESV, KJV; Kezib =NIV, Cozeba =ESV; Kozeba =NIV; Chozeba =KJV
Achzib (Chezib, Cozeba), a town in Judah's Shephelah region. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 38:5.
Why it matters. A town in Judah, birthplace of Shelah.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.700, 35.000 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Achzib
Achzib, also known as Chezib or Cozeba, was a town located in the Shephelah (foothills) region of Judah (Joshua 15:44). It is first mentioned in Genesis 38:5 as the place where Judah's son Shelah was born. The town is later listed in the genealogies of Judah (1Ch.4.22).
In Micah 1:14, Achzib is mentioned in a prophetic oracle of judgment against Judah, where it is described as a deception to the kings of Israel, possibly implying that the town would fail to provide the expected support or loyalty. The exact location of Achzib is debated, but it is generally identified with the ruins of Tel el-Beida, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Beit Gubrin (Eleutheropolis) in the Shephelah.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.