Ekron,

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Ekron
     firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to
     the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It
     was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan
     (19:43), but came again into the full possession of the
     Philistines (1 Sam. 5:10). It was the last place to which the


     Philistines carried the ark before they sent it back to Israel
     (1 Sam. 5:10; 6:1-8). There was here a noted sanctuary of
     Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1: 2, 3, 6, 16). Now the small village Akir.
     It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 702, when Sennacherib set
     free its king, imprisoned by Hezekiah in Jerusalem, according to
     the Assyrian record.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Ekron, barrenness; torn away
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Ekron, KY (city, FIPS 24094)
    Location: 37.93070 N, 86.17729 W
    Population (1990): 110 (43 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 40117

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Ekron, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    170
     Housing Units (2000): 69
     Land area (2000):     0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            24094
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             37.930819 N, 86.177999 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     40117
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Ekron, KY
      Ekron