Biblical place
Where was Hezron?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain el Qudeirat.
First appears in Joshua 15:3 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Enclosed. (1. ) One of the sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14). (2. ) The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12). (3. ) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Josh. 15:3). Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
Hezron is represented in the local geography layer as Ain el Qudeirat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:3 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 Hezron today
Travel to Hezron, the modern-day Ain el Qudeirat.
Hezron is commonly identified with Ain el Qudeirat, 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.
Hezron 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
Ain el Qudeirat
within 10 km of Ain el Qudeirat
30.648°N · 34.422°E
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention