Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Laishah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Isawiya.

First appears in Isaiah 10:30 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A lion. (1. ) A city of the Sidonians, in the extreme north of Palestine (Judg. 18:7, 14); called also Leshem (Josh. 19:47) and Dan (Judg. 18:7, 29; Jer. 8:16). Modern identification: Isawiya.

Laishah is represented in the local geography layer as Isawiya. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Isaiah 10:30 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 3 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 3 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Laishah today

Travel to Laishah, the modern-day Isawiya.

Laishah is commonly identified with Isawiya, 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.

Laishah 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

Isawiya

31.799°N · 35.248°E

Key passages

Appears in

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention