Biblical place

Where was Carmel?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Kirmil.

First appears in Joshua 15:55 · 5 books · 11 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Kirmil.

Carmel is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Kirmil. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:55 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 14 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 58 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Carmel today

Travel to Carmel, the modern-day Khirbet el Kirmil.

Carmel is commonly identified with Khirbet el Kirmil, 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.

Carmel 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 el Kirmil

31.423°N · 35.133°E

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