Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Chephirah?

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

First appears in Joshua 9:17 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Kefireh.

Chephirah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Kefireh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 9:17 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Chephirah today

Travel to Chephirah, the modern-day Khirbet el Kefireh.

Chephirah is commonly identified with Khirbet el Kefireh, 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.

Chephirah 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 Kefireh

31.831°N · 35.107°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Ezra

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention