Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Abel-meholah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Abu Sus.

First appears in Judges 7:22 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Abu Sus.

Abel-meholah is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Abu Sus. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 7:22 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 57 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Abel-meholah today

Travel to Abel-meholah, the modern-day Tell Abu Sus.

Abel-meholah is commonly identified with Tell Abu Sus, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Abel-meholah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tell Abu Sus

32.374°N · 35.561°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention