Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Azmaveth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Hizma.

First appears in Ezra 2:24 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hizma.

Azmaveth is represented in the local geography layer as Hizma. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ezra 2:24 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Azmaveth today

Travel to Azmaveth, the modern-day Hizma.

Azmaveth is commonly identified with Hizma, 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.

Azmaveth 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

Hizma

31.835°N · 35.262°E

Key passages

Appears in

Nehemiah

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Ezra

1 chapter · 1 verse mention