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Aphek Aphek, Migdol or Migdal (Israel). This Aphek is second of four, and is in the. Plain of Sharon. The ruins are called Tell Ras el-'Ain. Nearby are the Yarkon River and the former Roman road called the Via Maris. Named in Joshua's conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 12:18). The Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant near here (1 Samuel 4:1).. israel; aphek; migdol; migdal; plain of sharon; tell ras el-'ain; yarkon river; via maris; roman road; joshua; conquest; Joshua 12:18; ark of the covenant; 1 Samuel 4:1; conquests Bible Hub