Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Horesh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Khureise.

First appears in 1 Samuel 23:15 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical natural area. Modern identification: Khirbet Khureise.

Horesh is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Khureise. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 23:15 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Horesh today

Travel to Horesh, the modern-day Khirbet Khureise.

Horesh is commonly identified with Khirbet Khureise, 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.

Horesh 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

Khirbet Khureise

31.450°N · 35.127°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 4 verse mentions