Biblical place
Where was Joktheel?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell ed Duweir.
First appears in Joshua 15:38 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Subdued by God. (1. ) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2. ) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom. Modern identification: Tell ed Duweir.
Joktheel is represented in the local geography layer as Tell ed Duweir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:38 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 Joktheel today
Travel to Joktheel, the modern-day Tell ed Duweir.
Joktheel is commonly identified with Tell ed Duweir, 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.
Joktheel 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 ed Duweir
within 25 km of Tell ed Duweir
31.565°N · 34.849°E
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention