Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Bethul?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet ar Ras.

First appears in Joshua 19:4 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet ar Ras.

Bethul is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet ar Ras. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:4 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bethul today

Travel to Bethul, the modern-day Khirbet ar Ras.

Bethul is commonly identified with Khirbet ar Ras, 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.

Bethul 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 ar Ras

31.327°N · 34.878°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention