the principal and most northerly of the five Philistine states, was originally assigned to Judah, although afterwards apparently given to Dan. It was the station of the ark when taken by the Philistines. Eusebius and Jerome describe the village as lying between Azotus and Jannia. It is incidentally noticed in the history of the Crusades under the name Accaron; and has been identified by Robinson with a small Moslem village, five miles south of Ramleh and now called Akria.

ELEOETHESIUM, the anointing apartment in the ancient gymnasia and baths. See Bath, and Gymnasium.