Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Debir?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khan el Hatrur.

First appears in Joshua 15:7 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khan el Hatrur.

Debir is represented in the local geography layer as Khan el Hatrur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:7 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Debir today

Travel to Debir, the modern-day Khan el Hatrur.

Debir is commonly identified with Khan el Hatrur, 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.

Debir 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

Khan el Hatrur

31.816°N · 35.359°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention