Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Besor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nahal HaBesor.

First appears in 1 Samuel 30:9 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Nahal HaBesor.

Besor is represented in the local geography layer as Nahal HaBesor. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 30:9 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 83 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 111 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 117 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Besor today

Travel to Besor, the modern-day Nahal HaBesor.

Besor is commonly identified with Nahal HaBesor, 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.

Besor 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

Nahal HaBesor

31.464°N · 34.376°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions