Biblical place
Where was Calneh?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nippur.
First appears in Genesis 10:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nippur.
Calneh is represented in the local geography layer as Nippur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 89 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Calneh today
Travel to Calneh, the modern-day Nippur.
Calneh is commonly identified with Nippur, 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.
Calneh 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention