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Biblical place

Where was Beth-le-aphrah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet et Taiyiba.

First appears in Micah 1:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

(R. V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads “in the house of Aphrah. ” This is probably the name of a town in the Shephelah, or “low country,” between Joppa and Gaza. Modern identification: Khirbet et Taiyiba.

Beth-le-aphrah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet et Taiyiba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Micah 1:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-le-aphrah today

Travel to Beth-le-aphrah, the modern-day Khirbet et Taiyiba.

Beth-le-aphrah is commonly identified with Khirbet et Taiyiba, 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-le-aphrah 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 et Taiyiba

31.557°N · 35.034°E

Key passages

Appears in

Micah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention