Biblical place

Where was Kiriath-jearim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Deir el Azar.

First appears in Joshua 9:17 · 8 books · 12 chapters

Overview

City, a city belonging to Benjamin (Josh. 18:28), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i. e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.

Kiriath-jearim is represented in the local geography layer as Deir el Azar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 9:17 and is mentioned across 8 books, with 19 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kiriath-jearim today

Travel to Kiriath-jearim, the modern-day Deir el Azar.

Kiriath-jearim is commonly identified with Deir el Azar, 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.

Kiriath-jearim 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

Deir el Azar

31.809°N · 35.104°E

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