Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Aphekah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet al Hadab.

First appears in Joshua 15:53 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Hadab.

Aphekah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet al Hadab. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:53 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Aphekah today

Travel to Aphekah, the modern-day Khirbet al Hadab.

Aphekah is commonly identified with Khirbet al Hadab, 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.

Aphekah 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 al Hadab

31.456°N · 34.998°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention