Biblical place
Where was Jokmeam?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel al Mazar.
First appears in 1 Chronicles 6:68 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Gathering of the people, a city of Ephraim, which was given with its suburbs to the Levites (1 Chr. 6:68). It lay somewhere in the Jordan valley (1 Kings 4:12, R. V.; but in A. V. incorrectly “Jokneam”). Modern identification: Tel al Mazar.
Jokmeam is represented in the local geography layer as Tel al Mazar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 6:68 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Jokmeam today
Travel to Jokmeam, the modern-day Tel al Mazar.
Jokmeam is commonly identified with Tel al Mazar, 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.
Jokmeam 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention