Biblical place

Where was Ashtaroth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ashtara.

First appears in Deuteronomy 1:4 · 3 books · 6 chapters

Overview

A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71). Modern identification: Tell Ashtara.

Ashtaroth is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ashtara. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 1:4 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 83 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 97 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ashtaroth today

Travel to Ashtaroth, the modern-day Tell Ashtara.

Ashtaroth is commonly identified with Tell Ashtara, 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.

Ashtaroth 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 Ashtara

32.804°N · 36.016°E

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