Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Baal-zephon?

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

First appears in Exodus 14:2 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Tell Defenneh.

Baal-zephon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Defenneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 14:2 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Egypt

About 116 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 303 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 311 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Baal-zephon today

Travel to Baal-zephon, the modern-day Tell Defenneh.

Baal-zephon is commonly identified with Tell Defenneh, 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-zephon 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 Defenneh

30.861°N · 32.171°E

Key passages

Appears in

Exodus

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention