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Biblical place

Where was Horonaim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beit Ur al Tahta.

First appears in 2 Samuel 13:34 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Two caverns, a city of Moab to the south of the Arnon, built, apparently, upon an eminence, and a place of some importance (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:3, 5, 34). Modern identification: Beit Ur al Tahta.

Horonaim is represented in the local geography layer as Beit Ur al Tahta. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 13:34 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Horonaim today

Travel to Horonaim, the modern-day Beit Ur al Tahta.

Horonaim is commonly identified with Beit Ur al Tahta, 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.

Horonaim 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

Beit Ur al Tahta

31.895°N · 35.084°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention