Biblical place

Where was Kabzeel?

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

First appears in Joshua 15:21 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea (Josh. 15:21), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 23:20; 1 Chr. 11:22). It was called also Jekabzeel. Modern identification: Khirbet Hora.

Kabzeel is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Hora. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:21 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kabzeel today

Travel to Kabzeel, the modern-day Khirbet Hora.

Kabzeel is commonly identified with Khirbet Hora, 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.

Kabzeel 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 Hora

31.286°N · 34.932°E

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