Place Old Testament
Eltekeh
Also known as Elteke= ESV; Eltekeh =NIV, KJV
Eltekeh, a city in Dan's territory that was later given to the Levites. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Joshua 19:44.
Why it matters. City in Dan's territory; later given to the Levites
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.870, 35.067 (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 Eltekeh
Eltekeh, also spelled Elteke, was a city allotted to the tribe of Dan during the division of the Promised Land (Joshua 19:44). It was one of the cities in the western foothills of Judah, near the border with the coastal plain.
Later, Eltekeh was designated as one of the cities given to the Levites, specifically to the descendants of Kohath (Joshua 21:23). The Levites, who were not given a specific territory, were distributed among the other tribes and given cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their flocks.
Apart from its allocation to Dan and its designation as a Levitical city, no other events or details about Eltekeh are recorded in the Bible. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in the Shephelah region, possibly near the Sorek Valley.
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 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.