| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| TEKOA | Jer 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, 2Sa 14:2, and Amos the prophet, Am 1:1. It was inhabited by Christians in the time of the crusades. The wilderness of Tekoa, mentioned in 2Ch 20:20, inclines toward the Dead Sea. |