Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gallim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Kakul.

First appears in 1 Samuel 25:44 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Kakul.

Gallim is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Kakul. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 25:44 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 5 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 5 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gallim today

Travel to Gallim, the modern-day Khirbet Kakul.

Gallim is commonly identified with Khirbet Kakul, 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.

Gallim 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 Kakul

31.815°N · 35.251°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention