Biblical place
Where was Ahlab?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet al Mahalib.
First appears in Judges 1:31 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mahalib.
Ahlab is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet al Mahalib. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 1:31 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Ahlab today
Travel to Ahlab, the modern-day Khirbet al Mahalib.
Ahlab is commonly identified with Khirbet al Mahalib, 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.
Ahlab 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention