Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dabbesheth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Shem.

First appears in Joshua 19:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Shem.

Dabbesheth is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Shem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Nazareth

About 14 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 93 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dabbesheth today

Travel to Dabbesheth, the modern-day Tel Shem.

Dabbesheth is commonly identified with Tel Shem, 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.

Dabbesheth 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

Tel Shem

32.670°N · 35.155°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention