# Socoh 1

in the Shephelah

## Ancient names

- שוכה (Socho): Biblical Hebrew
- Σοκχωθ (Sochōth): Greek
- Σοκχωθ (Sokchōth): Greek

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/688033).

Photo: https://scriptoria.digital/_fotos/i2b0b89.jpg (Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_ancient_ruin_of_Tel_Socho,_Israel,_Feb._2015.jpg).

## Passages

- **Joshua 15:35** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/15/35
- **1 Samuel 17:1** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/17/1
- **2 Chronicles 11:7** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/11/7
- **2 Chronicles 28:18** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/28/18

## Coordinates

31.6822, 34.9749

## Straight-line distances

- **Jarmuth 1**: about 2 mi (3 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Azekah**: about 3 mi (4 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Beth-shemesh 1**: about 5 mi (8 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Beth-zur**: about 10 mi (15 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Jerusalem**: about 17 mi (27 km) in a straight line, 2 days on foot

## In the reference maps

- **Israel and Judah**: The two kingdoms: Israel until 722, Judah until 586 BC. https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/israel-e-juda

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/socoh-1
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2776782
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).