Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Janim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Bani Nai’im.

First appears in Joshua 15:53 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Slumber, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:53). Modern identification: Bani Nai’im.

Janim is represented in the local geography layer as Bani Nai’im. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:53 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Janim today

Travel to Janim, the modern-day Bani Nai’im.

Janim is commonly identified with Bani Nai’im, 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.

Janim 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

Bani Nai’im

31.516°N · 35.164°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention