Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Habor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khabur River.

First appears in 2 Kings 17:6 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

The united stream, or, according to others, with beautiful banks, the name of a river in Assyria, and also of the district through which it flowed (1 Chr. 5:26). Modern identification: Khabur River.

Habor is represented in the local geography layer as Khabur River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 17:6 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 419 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Babylon

About 468 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 523 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 538 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 545 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Habor today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Habor names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Habor is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Khabur River

35.130°N · 40.427°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention