Biblical place
Where was Eshan?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet et Taiyiba.
First appears in Joshua 15:52 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
A place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), supposed to be the ruin es-Simia, near Dumah, south of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet et Taiyiba.
Eshan is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet et Taiyiba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:52 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Eshan today
Travel to Eshan, the modern-day Khirbet et Taiyiba.
Eshan is commonly identified with Khirbet et Taiyiba, 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.
Eshan 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention