Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Helkath-hazzurim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with El Jib.

First appears in 2 Samuel 2:16 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical field. Modern identification: El Jib.

Helkath-hazzurim is represented in the local geography layer as El Jib. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 2:16 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Helkath-hazzurim today

Travel to Helkath-hazzurim, the modern-day El Jib.

Helkath-hazzurim is commonly identified with El Jib, 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.

Helkath-hazzurim 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

El Jib

within 500 m of El Jib

31.847°N · 35.183°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention