Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Geliloth?

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

First appears in Joshua 18:17 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Circles; regions, a place in the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:17); called Gilgal in 15:7. Modern identification: Araq ed Deir.

Geliloth is represented in the local geography layer as Araq ed Deir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 18:17 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 14 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Geliloth today

Travel to Geliloth, the modern-day Araq ed Deir.

Geliloth is commonly identified with Araq 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.

Geliloth 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

Araq ed Deir

31.791°N · 35.323°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions