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Biblical place

Where was Halhul?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Halhul.

First appears in Joshua 15:58 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Full of hollows, a town in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:58). It is now a small village of the same name, and is situated about 5 miles north-east of Hebron on the way to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Halhul.

Halhul is represented in the local geography layer as Halhul. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:58 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Halhul today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Halhul is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Halhul 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

Halhul

31.577°N · 35.107°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention