Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Machbenah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Hebra.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 2:49 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Hebra.

Machbenah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Hebra. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 2:49 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Machbenah today

Travel to Machbenah, the modern-day Khirbet Hebra.

Machbenah is commonly identified with Khirbet Hebra, 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.

Machbenah 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

Khirbet Hebra

31.554°N · 34.897°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention