Biblical place

Where was Lod?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Lod.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 8:12 · 4 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Lod.

Lod is represented in the local geography layer as Lod. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 8:12 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Lod today

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Lod is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Lod 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

Lod

31.950°N · 34.900°E

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