TEKOA
Jeremiah 6:1, a city of Judah, now in ruins, situated on an extended height, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Here originated the wise woman who was Joab’s agent, 2 Samuel 14:2, and Amos the prophet, Amos 1:1. It was inhabited by Christians in the time of the crusades.
The wilderness of Tekoa, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:20, inclines toward the Dead Sea.