Biblical place

Where was Jabesh-gilead?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell el Maqlub.

First appears in Judges 21:8 · 4 books · 7 chapters

Overview

A town on the east of Jordan, on the top of one of the green hills of Gilead, within the limits of the half tribe of Manasseh, and in full view of Beth-shan. Modern identification: Tell el Maqlub.

Jabesh-gilead is represented in the local geography layer as Tell el Maqlub. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 21:8 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 20 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Galilee

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Jabesh-gilead today

Travel to Jabesh-gilead, the modern-day Tell el Maqlub.

Jabesh-gilead is commonly identified with Tell el Maqlub, 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.

Jabesh-gilead 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

Tell el Maqlub

32.402°N · 35.682°E

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