Ekron

Ekron (hebraisk: עֶקְרוֹן , ʿeqrōn ) var en av de fem byene i filistrenes pentapolis i oldtiden. Byen lå i sørvestre Kanaan.

Dens belyggenhet ble gjenoppdaget i moderne tid, og utgravninger ble foretatt på stedet mellom 1981 og 1996,^[1][2][3] noe som førte til at Ekron er en av de best dokumenterte filisteiske byer. Ekron nevnes både i den hebraiske Bibelen (i Josvas bok og i Første Samuelsbok og Andre Kongebok) og i ikke-hebraiske kilder, for eksempel i den assyriske kong Sargon IIs palass i Khorsabad.

Utgravningene var på kibbutz Revadims mark.

Referanser

1. S. Gitin, T. Dothan, J. Naveh: «A Royal Dedicatory Inscription from Ekron», Israel Exploration Journal, 47, 1997, s 9-16
2. T. Dothan och S. Gitin (1981). Tel Miqne (Ekron) Excavations, Spring 1981, Field INE, Iron Age 1-1. 
3. N. Bierling (1998). Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavations, 1995-1996, Field XNW, Areas 77, 78, 79, 89, 90, 101, 102: Iron Age I. 

Litteratur

• Demsky, Aaron. "The Name of the Goddess of Ekron: A New Reading," Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 25 (1997) pp. 1–5
• Susan Heuck Allen, Trojan Grey Ware at Tel Miqne-Ekron, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 293, pp. 39–51, 1994
• Baruch Brandl, Two Engraved Tridacna Shells from Tel Miqne-Ekron, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 323, pp. 49–62, 2001
• Jan Gunneweg et al., On the Origin of Pottery from Tel Miqne-Ekron, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 264, pp. 3–16, 1986
• Brian Hesse, Animal Use at Tel Miqne-Ekron in the Bronze Age and Iron Age, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 264, pp. 17–27, 1986
• Eitam D. 1990. Textile and Olive Oil Production in Ancient Israel during the Iron Age', Pigments and Colorants Colloque Colloque International du CNRS: 283-290.
• M.W. Meehl, T. Dothan and S. Gitin, Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavations, 1995–1996, Field INE, East Slope: Iron Age I (Early Philistine Period), Final Field Reports 8, 2006
• S.M. Ortiz, S. Gitin and T. Dothan, Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavations, 1994–1996, Fields IVNE/NW (Upper) and VSE/SW: The Iron Age /I Late Philistine Temple Complex 650, Final Field Reports 9, 2006
• W. M. Thomson (2004). The Land And The Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn From The Manners. Gorgias Press LLC. ISBN 1-59333-130-4. 
• Robinson, Edward, Eli Smith (1841): Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838a, Published by Crocker & Brewster, Item notes: v. 3 (see p. 22)