Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Eltekon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet ed Deir.

First appears in Joshua 15:59 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet ed Deir.

Eltekon is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet ed Deir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:59 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eltekon today

Travel to Eltekon, the modern-day Khirbet ed Deir.

Eltekon is commonly identified with Khirbet ed Deir, 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.

Eltekon 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 ed Deir

31.690°N · 35.101°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention