Biblical place

Where was Jahaz?

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

First appears in Numbers 21:23 · 7 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Trodden down. Modern identification: Khirbet el Medeiyineh.

Jahaz is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Medeiyineh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 21:23 and is mentioned across 7 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Jahaz today

Travel to Jahaz, the modern-day Khirbet el Medeiyineh.

Jahaz is commonly identified with Khirbet el Medeiyineh, 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.

Jahaz 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 Medeiyineh

31.588°N · 35.908°E

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