Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Eglon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Eton.

First appears in Joshua 10:3 · 1 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Eton.

Eglon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Eton. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 10:3 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eglon today

Travel to Eglon, the modern-day Tell Eton.

Eglon is commonly identified with Tell Eton, 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.

Eglon 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

Tell Eton

31.492°N · 34.928°E