Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dannah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Zanuta.

First appears in Joshua 15:49 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Murmuring, a city (Josh. 15:49) in the mountains of Judah about 8 miles south-west of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Zanuta.

Dannah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Zanuta. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:49 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 70 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dannah today

Travel to Dannah, the modern-day Khirbet Zanuta.

Dannah is commonly identified with Khirbet Zanuta, 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.

Dannah 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 Zanuta

31.370°N · 34.995°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention