Biblical place

Where was Heshbon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Hesban.

First appears in Numbers 21:25 · 9 books · 19 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.

Heshbon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Hesban. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 21:25 and is mentioned across 9 books, with 37 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 58 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Heshbon today

Travel to Heshbon, the modern-day Tell Hesban.

Heshbon is commonly identified with Tell Hesban, 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.

Heshbon 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

Tell Hesban

31.801°N · 35.809°E

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