Biblical place
Where was Kadesh?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Nebi Mend.
First appears in 2 Samuel 24:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin”. Modern identification: Tell Nebi Mend.
Kadesh is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Nebi Mend. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 24:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Kadesh today
Travel to Kadesh, the modern-day Tell Nebi Mend.
Kadesh is commonly identified with Tell Nebi Mend, 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.
Kadesh 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