Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Baalath?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Maghar.

First appears in 1 Kings 9:18 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Maghar.

Baalath is represented in the local geography layer as Al Maghar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 9:18 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 43 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.

Samaria

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Baalath today

Travel to Baalath, the modern-day Al Maghar.

Baalath is commonly identified with Al Maghar, 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.

Baalath 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

Al Maghar

31.839°N · 34.782°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention