Biblical place
Where was Jokneam?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Yokneam.
First appears in Joshua 12:22 · 2 books · 4 chapters
Overview
Gathered by the people, (Josh. 19:11; 21:34), a city “of Carmel” (12:22), i. e., on Carmel, allotted with its suburbs to the Merarite Levites. Modern identification: Tel Yokneam.
Jokneam is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Yokneam. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:22 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Jokneam today
Travel to Jokneam, the modern-day Tel Yokneam.
Jokneam is commonly identified with Tel Yokneam, 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.
Jokneam 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
3 chapters · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention