Biblical place

Where was Eshtemoa?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with As Samu.

First appears in Joshua 15:50 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 21:14; 1 Chr. 6:57), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. Modern identification: As Samu.

Eshtemoa is represented in the local geography layer as As Samu. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:50 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eshtemoa today

Travel to Eshtemoa, the modern-day As Samu.

Eshtemoa is commonly identified with As Samu, 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.

Eshtemoa 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

As Samu

31.401°N · 35.067°E

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