Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Idalah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Huwarah.

First appears in Joshua 19:15 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Snares(? ), a city near the west border of Zebulun (Josh. 19:15). It has been identified with the modern Jeida, in the valley of Kishon. Modern identification: Khirbet el Huwarah.

Idalah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Huwarah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:15 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Nazareth

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 98 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Idalah today

Travel to Idalah, the modern-day Khirbet el Huwarah.

Idalah is commonly identified with Khirbet el Huwarah, 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.

Idalah 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 el Huwarah

32.726°N · 35.183°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention