Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Elon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Wadi Illin.

First appears in Joshua 19:43 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Wadi Illin.

Elon is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Wadi Illin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:43 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Elon today

Travel to Elon, the modern-day Khirbet Wadi Illin.

Elon is commonly identified with Khirbet Wadi Illin, 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.

Elon 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 Wadi Illin

Yalo

31.841°N · 35.024°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention