Biblical place
Where was Chesil?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet ar Ras.
First appears in Joshua 15:30 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Ungodly, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:30); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel (1 Chr. 4:30); now Khelasa. Modern identification: Khirbet ar Ras.
Chesil is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet ar Ras. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:30 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Chesil today
Travel to Chesil, the modern-day Khirbet ar Ras.
Chesil 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.
Chesil 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