Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Baal-shalishah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Sirisye.

First appears in 2 Kings 4:42 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Lord of Shalisha, a place from which a man came with provisions for Elisha, apparently not far from Gilgal (2 Kings 4:42). It has been identified with Sirisia, 13 miles north of Lydda. Modern identification: Khirbet Sirisye.

Baal-shalishah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Sirisye. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 4:42 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Baal-shalishah today

Travel to Baal-shalishah, the modern-day Khirbet Sirisye.

Baal-shalishah is commonly identified with Khirbet Sirisye, 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-shalishah 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 Sirisye

32.110°N · 35.012°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention