Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Jotbah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Shifat.

First appears in 2 Kings 21:19 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Shifat.

Jotbah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Shifat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 21:19 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Canaan

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 108 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Jotbah today

Travel to Jotbah, the modern-day Khirbet Shifat.

Jotbah is commonly identified with Khirbet Shifat, 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.

Jotbah 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 Shifat

32.832°N · 35.278°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention