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<p> A royal city of the Canaanites, <span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> , conquered by Joshua, and assigned to the tribe of Asher, <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> ; <span> 19:25 </span> . </p>

<span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> <span> 12:20 </span> <span> 19:25 </span>

<p> A [[Canaanite]] royal city, whose king was smitten by [[Joshua]] ( <span> Joshua 11:1 </span> ; <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> ; <span> Joshua 19:25 </span> ). [[Within]] Asher; perhaps the modern <span> Chaifa </span> , in the [[Septuagint]] <span> Ceaph </span> . [[Conder]] (Pal. Expl. Qy. Star., April, 1876) identifies with <span> Yasif </span> . The hieratic papyrus (Brit. Mus., 1842, pl. 35-61), mentioning Aksapou (identified by M. Chabas with Achshaph), is the account of an [[Egyptian]] officer's travels in a chariot from near [[Aleppo]] to the vicinity of the sea of Saltlee, and thence to [[Egypt]] via Joppa. [[He]] is called a Mohar; his record is at least 3,000 years old. ("Voyage d'un Egypt. en Syrie, en Phenic., en Palest.": F. Chabas, Paris, 1866.) </p>

<span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> <span> Joshua 19:25 </span>

<p> <strong> ACHSHAPH </strong> . [[About]] 17 miles E. of Tyre, now called <em> Iksaf </em> or <em> Kesaf </em> , on N.E. border of territory assigned to [[Asher]] ( <span> [[Joshua]] 19:25 </span> ). Its king joined Jabin’s confederacy, which was defeated by Joshua, and the ruler of [[Achshaph]] was amongst the slain ( <span> Joshua 11:1 </span> ; <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> ). </p> <p> J. Taylor. </p>

<p> A city on the border of Asher's lot. It is named between [[Beten]] and Alammelech. <span> [[Joshua]] 19:25 </span> . Its king was among the thirty and one kings slain by the children of Israel, he having risen with others to oppose the division of the land. <span> Joshua 11:1 </span> ; <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> . It has been identified with <i> Kefr Yasif, </i> 32 57' N, 35 10' E. </p>

<p> <span> [[Achshaph]] </span> ( <span> ăk'shaf </span> ), <span> enchantment. </span> <span> [[Joshua]] 12:20 </span> . A city conquered by Joshua, and afterwards assigned to the tribe of Asher. It was not far from Accho. <span> Joshua 19:25 </span> . </p>

<p> <span> Ach'shaph. </span> <span> (fascination). </span> A city within the territory of Asher, named between [[Beten]] and Alammelech, <span> [[Joshua]] 19:25 </span> , originally the seat of a [[Canaanite]] king. <span> Joshua 11:1 </span> ; <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> . </p>

<p> '''''ak´shaf''''' ( <span> אכשׁף </span> , <i> ''''''akhshāph''''' </i> , "sorcery," or "fascination"): A city in the northern part of the territory conquered by Joshua. The king of [[Achshaph]] was a member of the coalition against [[Israel]] under [[Jabin]] and Sisera. It is mentioned with Hazor, Megiddo, Taanach, etc., in the list of conquered kings. It is one of the cities marking the boundaries of the tribe of [[Asher]] ( <span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> ; <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> ; <span> Joshua 19:25 </span> ). [[Several]] attempts have been made to identify the site of it, but explorers are not agreed as to the identification. </p>

<p> Ach´shaph, a royal city of the [[Canaanites]] ( <span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> ), has been supposed by many to be the same as Achzib, both being in the tribe of Asher. But a careful consideration of <span> Joshua 19:25 </span> ; <span> Joshua 19:29 </span> , will make it probable that the places were different. There is more reason in the conjecture that [[Achshaph]] was another name for [[Accho]] or Acre, seeing that Accho otherwise does not occur in the list of towns in the lot of Asher, although it is certain, from <span> [[Judges]] 1:31 </span> , that Accho was in the portion of that tribe. </p>

<p> (Heb. Akshaph', <span> אִבְשָׁ </span> <span> <span> Š </span> </span> <span> , fascination: </span> Sept. <span> Ἀχασάφ </span> ) a royal city of the Canaanites, in the northern part of [[Palestine]] ( <span> [[Joshua]] 11:1 </span> ) whose king was overthrown by Joshua ( <span> Joshua 12:20 </span> ). It was situated on the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher, and is named between [[Beten]] and [[Alammelech]] ( <span> Joshua 19:25 </span> ). [[By]] some (see Reland, <span> Paloest, </span> p. 543) it has been regarded as the same as <span> Achzib, </span> but this is mentioned separately ( <span> Joshua 19:29 </span> ). By others (e.g. Hammesveld, 3, 237) it has been assumed to be the same as <span> [[Accho]] </span> or Acre, and Schwarz <span> (Palest. </span> p. 191) thinks it is the modern village <span> Kefr-Yasif, </span> five miles north-east of that town; but this region is too far west for the [[Biblical]] notices. [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]] (Onomast. s.v. <span> Ἀκσαφ </span> ) locate it at the foot of [[Mount]] Tabor, eight miles from Diocaesarea; but they have evidently confounded it with <span> [[Chesulloth]] </span> (see Keil's <span> Comment. </span> on <span> Joshua 11:1 </span> ). Dr. Robinson is probably correct in identifying it with the ruined village <span> Kesaf, </span> around a large tree, two miles north-east of Kubrikah, a little south of the Litany, and nearly midway between the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Upper]] [[Jordan]] (new ed. of <span> Researches, </span> 3, 55). </p> <p> Tristram identifies this town with the modern Khaifa, at the mouth of the Kishon, north of [[Carmel]] (Bible Places, p. 215); but with little probability, as Khaifa, seems to be the <span> חו </span> <span> , choph (cove), </span> or "haven" of [[Asher]] and Zebulon ( <span> [[Genesis]] 49:13 </span> ; "sea-side," <span> [[Deuteronomy]] 1:7 </span> ; "shore," <span> [[Judges]] 5:17 </span> ; <span> [[Jeremiah]] 47:7 </span> ; "coast," <span> Joshua 9:1 </span> ; <span> [[Ezekiel]] 25:16 </span> ). </p>

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