Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Athach?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Ater.

First appears in 1 Samuel 30:30 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Ater.

Athach is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Ater. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 30:30 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Athach today

Travel to Athach, the modern-day Khirbet el Ater.

Athach is commonly identified with Khirbet el Ater, 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.

Athach 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 el Ater

31.616°N · 34.878°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention