Lehi

Lehi

PlaceOld Testament
31.7500°N, 35.0000°E View on Map

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").

Historical Timeline

Period of the Judgesc. 1100 BC

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

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

God provides water from the rock at En Hakkore

Judges 15:18-19

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Biblical Significance

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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