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Lehi

Lehi Place

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31.7500°N, 35.0000°E View on Map

About Lehi

Lehi (meaning "jawbone") was a place where Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. Afterward, God provided water from a hollow place at Lehi when Samson was dying of thirst, calling the place En Hakkore ("spring of him who called").

SamsonLinked to this placeSamsonJudge of Israel who killed 1,000 Philistines with a jawbone

History of Lehi

  1. Period of the Judgesc. 1100 BC

    Samson kills 1,000 Philistines with a donkey's jawbone

    Judges 15:14-17
  2. Period of the Judgesc. 1100 BC

    God provides water from the rock at En Hakkore

    Judges 15:18-19

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Strength Through Weakness

Lehi demonstrates God's power working through unconventional means - a jawbone defeating an army, and water miraculously provided to a dying man.

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