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JOKTHEEL.—1. A city described (Jos_15:33-38) as lying in ‘the Shephçlah.’ It came into possession of the tribe of Judah. Its site has not been recovered. 2. The name (which some have sought to explain from the Arab. [Note: Arabic.] , ‘protection of God’) given (2Ki_14:7) to Sela, the ancient capital of the Edomites, after its capture by Amaziah king of Judah.