Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Etam?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Khokh.

First appears in 2 Chronicles 11:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Khokh.

Etam is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Khokh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Chronicles 11:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 3 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Etam today

Travel to Etam, the modern-day Khirbet el Khokh.

Etam is commonly identified with Khirbet el Khokh, 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.

Etam 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 el Khokh

31.685°N · 35.179°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention