Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Elonbeth-hanan?

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

First appears in 1 Kings 4:9 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Wadi Illin.

Elonbeth-hanan is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Wadi Illin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 4:9 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Elonbeth-hanan today

Travel to Elonbeth-hanan, the modern-day Khirbet Wadi Illin.

Elonbeth-hanan 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.

Elonbeth-hanan 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

31.746°N · 34.997°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention