1. 1 Samuel 30:14 (NEG79)
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Where are the areas mentioned by the Egyptian?

1 Samuel 30:14 (NEG79)

14 Nous avons fait une invasion dans le midi des Kéréthiens, sur le territoire de Juda et au midi de Caleb, et nous avons brûlé Tsiklag.

The Negeb of the Cherethites refers to the southern Philistine part of the Negeb, the area where Ziklag was located. The Cherethites, closely related to the Philistines, may also have been one of the Sea Peoples (cf. Ezekiel 25:16, Zephaniah 2:5). When David became king, some Cherethites became part of his personal guard (2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44). The Negeb of Caleb is the area south of Hebron, the Calebite capital (cf. Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:20, 1 Samuel 25:3).1