Biblical place

Where was Beth-zur?

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

First appears in Joshua 15:58 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

House of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom (2 Chr. 11:7). It stood near the modern ed-Dirweh. Modern identification: Khirbet et Tubeiqa.

Beth-zur is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet et Tubeiqa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:58 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-zur today

Travel to Beth-zur, the modern-day Khirbet et Tubeiqa.

Beth-zur is commonly identified with Khirbet et Tubeiqa, 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-zur 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 Tubeiqa

31.589°N · 35.094°E

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