Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Hereth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kharas.

First appears in 1 Samuel 22:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical forest. Modern identification: Kharas.

Hereth is represented in the local geography layer as Kharas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 22:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Hereth today

Travel to Hereth, the modern-day Kharas.

Hereth is commonly identified with Kharas, 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.

Hereth 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

Kharas

31.614°N · 35.043°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention