Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Harod?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Harazan.

First appears in 2 Samuel 23:25 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Palpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the day when they encountered and routed the Midianites (Judg. 7). It was south of the hill Moreh. Modern identification: Khirbet el Harazan.

Harod is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Harazan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 23:25 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 6 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 6 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Harod today

Travel to Harod, the modern-day Khirbet el Harazan.

Harod is commonly identified with Khirbet el Harazan, 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.

Harod 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 el Harazan

31.733°N · 35.272°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention