Biblical place
Where was Aphek?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ras el Ain.
First appears in Joshua 12:18 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in honour of his father, Antipater. It lay between Caesarea and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Tell Ras el Ain.
Aphek is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ras el Ain. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:18 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Aphek today
Travel to Aphek, the modern-day Tell Ras el Ain.
Aphek is commonly identified with Tell Ras el Ain, 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.
Aphek 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.