Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Hazar-susah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.

First appears in Joshua 19:5 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.

Hazar-susah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:5 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 57 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 57 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 78 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 78 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Hazar-susah today

Travel to Hazar-susah, the modern-day Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.

Hazar-susah is commonly identified with Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat, 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.

Hazar-susah 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 esh Shamsaniyat

31.345°N · 34.901°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention