Biblical place

Where was Adullam?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur.

First appears in Genesis 38:1 · 8 books · 9 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur.

Adullam is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 38:1 and is mentioned across 8 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Adullam today

Travel to Adullam, the modern-day Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur.

Adullam is commonly identified with Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur, 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.

Adullam 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

Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur

31.652°N · 35.002°E

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