Biblical place
Where was Kartan?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Qureiyeh.
First appears in Joshua 21:32 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Double city, a town of Naphali, assigned to the Gershonite Levites, and one of the cities of refuge (Josh. 21:32). Modern identification: Khirbet el Qureiyeh.
Kartan is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Qureiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 21:32 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Kartan today
Travel to Kartan, the modern-day Khirbet el Qureiyeh.
Kartan is commonly identified with Khirbet el Qureiyeh, 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.
Kartan 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