Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gibeath-haaraloth?

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

First appears in Joshua 5:3 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical hill. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.

Gibeath-haaraloth is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Mefjir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 5:3 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 2 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gibeath-haaraloth today

Travel to Gibeath-haaraloth, the modern-day Khirbet el Mefjir.

Gibeath-haaraloth is commonly identified with Khirbet el Mefjir, 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.

Gibeath-haaraloth 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 Mefjir

within 5 km of Khirbet el Mefjir

31.882°N · 35.460°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention