Tekoa

Tekoa is recorded in the Judahite genealogies as a town associated with Ashhur, who is described as its 'father' or founder (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5). Located approximately ten miles south of Jerusalem in the hill country of Judah, Tekoa later became famous as the hometown of the prophet Amos (Amos 1:1) and as the origin of the wise woman summoned by Joab to address David after Absalom's exile (2 Samuel 14:2). The town also sent workers to help repair Jerusalem's walls during Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 3:5).