Biblical place
Where was Bahurim?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ras Tumeim.
First appears in 2 Samuel 3:16 · 3 books · 7 chapters
Overview
Young men, a place east of Jerusalem (2 Sam. 3:16; 19:16), on the road to the Jordan valley. Modern identification: Ras Tumeim.
Bahurim is represented in the local geography layer as Ras Tumeim. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 3:16 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Bahurim today
Travel to Bahurim, the modern-day Ras Tumeim.
Bahurim is commonly identified with Ras Tumeim, 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.
Bahurim 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.
Key passages
Appears in
5 chapters · 5 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention