DOK dŏk (Δωκ, corrupted to Δαγων, in Jos. Antiq. XVIII. viii. 1). DOCUS, dō’ cəs. A small fortress built (or rebuilt) by Ptolemy, the son of Abubus, a short distance NW of Jericho. The name of the ancient city survives in modern ’Ain Duq c. four m. NW of Jericho. The ancient site is identified with Jebel Qarantal. Simon Maccabeus and his sons Mattathias and Judas in making a circuit of the cities of the country were received at Dok by Ptolemy. After they had banqueted and had become drunk, Ptolemy’s men who were lying in wait arose and killed them (1 Macc 16:15). Dok was one of several fortresses guarding the routes into the central mountain region.

Bibliography D. Baly, Geography of the Bible (1957), 201.