An ancient Palestinian city mentioned in biblical texts, located in what is now Israel, one of the five major Philistine cities.
From Hebrew 'Ekron'; the ancient city was also known by Greek and other names; its name origin within Hebrew is debated by scholars.
Ekron was a major Philistine city (what David fought against), and archaeologists found it had advanced iron-working technology—showing the Philistines weren't the primitive barbarians Bible stories sometimes suggest.
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