Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Eltekeh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Shalaf.

First appears in Joshua 19:44 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Shalaf.

Eltekeh is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Shalaf. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:44 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 64 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eltekeh today

Travel to Eltekeh, the modern-day Tel Shalaf.

Eltekeh is commonly identified with Tel Shalaf, 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.

Eltekeh 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

Tel Shalaf

31.892°N · 34.768°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions