Biblical place
Where was Heshmon?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell es Saqati.
First appears in Joshua 15:27 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Fatness, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:27). Modern identification: Tell es Saqati.
Heshmon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell es Saqati. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:27 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Heshmon today
Travel to Heshmon, the modern-day Tell es Saqati.
Heshmon is commonly identified with Tell es Saqati, 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.
Heshmon 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 es Saqati
within 30 km of Tell es Saqati
31.310°N · 34.908°E
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention