Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Baal-hazor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jebel Asur.

First appears in 2 Samuel 13:23 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jebel Asur.

Baal-hazor is represented in the local geography layer as Jebel Asur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 13:23 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Baal-hazor today

Travel to Baal-hazor, the modern-day Jebel Asur.

Baal-hazor is commonly identified with Jebel Asur, 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.

Baal-hazor 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

Jebel Asur

31.979°N · 35.286°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention