Biblical place
Where was Halah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Abbasiyah.
First appears in 2 Kings 17:6 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A district of Media to which captive Israelites were transported by the Assyrian kings (2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; 1 Chr. 5:26). It lay along the banks of the upper Khabur, from its source to its junction with the Jerujer. Modern identification: Al Abbasiyah.
Halah is represented in the local geography layer as Al Abbasiyah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 17:6 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 447 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Halah today
Travel to Halah, the modern-day Al Abbasiyah.
Halah is commonly identified with Al Abbasiyah, 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.
Halah 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
Al Abbasiyah
about 60 km around Al Abbasiyah
36.432°N · 43.195°E
Key passages
Appears in
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention