Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Beth-lehem
Bible References
Beth-lehem
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul's days he was old and well advanced in years.
Matthew 2:5
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:
Tekoa
2 Chronicles 20:20
Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: "Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win."
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, "Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don't anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.
Nehemiah 3:5
The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.
Jeremiah 6:1
"Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.
Amos 1:1
The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.