Biblical place

Where was Hormah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Masos.

First appears in Numbers 14:45 · 6 books · 9 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Masos.

Hormah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Masos. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 14:45 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 83 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 87 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Hormah today

Travel to Hormah, the modern-day Tel Masos.

Hormah is commonly identified with Tel Masos, 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.

Hormah 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

Tel Masos

31.212°N · 34.958°E

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