Ekron
   firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to
   the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It
   was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan
   (19:43), but came again into the full possession of the
   Philistines (1 Sam. 5:10). It was the last place to which the
   Philistines carried the ark before they sent it back to Israel
   (1 Sam. 5:10; 6:1-8). There was here a noted sanctuary of
   Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1: 2, 3, 6, 16). Now the small village Akir.
   It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 702, when Sennacherib set
   free its king, imprisoned by Hezekiah in Jerusalem, according to
   the Assyrian record.

	

	Ekron, barrenness; torn away

	

	Ekron, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    170
   Housing Units (2000): 69
   Land area (2000):     0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.113426 sq. miles (0.293771 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24094
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             37.930819 N, 86.177999 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     40117
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Ekron, KY
    Ekron