Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gur?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet en Najjar.

First appears in 2 Kings 9:27 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A whelp, a place near Ibleam where Jehu’s servants overtook and mortally wounded king Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27); an ascent from the plain of Jezreel. Modern identification: Khirbet en Najjar.

Gur is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet en Najjar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 9:27 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gur today

Travel to Gur, the modern-day Khirbet en Najjar.

Gur is commonly identified with Khirbet en Najjar, 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.

Gur 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 en Najjar

32.444°N · 35.297°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention