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Biblical place

Where was Beth-anoth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Beit Anun.

First appears in Joshua 15:59 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

House of answers, a city in the mountainous district of Judah (Josh. 15:59). It has been identified with the modern Beit-‘Anun, about 3 miles northeast of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Anun.

Beth-anoth is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Beit Anun. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:59 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-anoth today

Travel to Beth-anoth, the modern-day Khirbet Beit Anun.

Beth-anoth is commonly identified with Khirbet Beit Anun, 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.

Beth-anoth 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 Beit Anun

31.562°N · 35.126°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention