Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Magbish?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Makhbiyeh.

First appears in Ezra 2:30 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Makhbiyeh.

Magbish is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Makhbiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ezra 2:30 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Magbish today

Travel to Magbish, the modern-day Khirbet el Makhbiyeh.

Magbish is commonly identified with Khirbet el Makhbiyeh, 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.

Magbish 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 el Makhbiyeh

31.638°N · 34.953°E

Key passages

Appears in

Ezra

1 chapter · 1 verse mention