Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Bor-ashan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Asan.

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

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Asan.

Bor-ashan is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Asan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 30:30 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bor-ashan today

Travel to Bor-ashan, the modern-day Khirbet Asan.

Bor-ashan is commonly identified with Khirbet Asan, 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.

Bor-ashan 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 Asan

31.281°N · 34.797°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention