Lux Domini

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

Babylon

About 447 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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 Kings

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Obadiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention