Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Makaz?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Deir Muheisin.

First appears in 1 Kings 4:9 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir Muheisin.

Makaz is represented in the local geography layer as Deir Muheisin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 4:9 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Makaz today

Travel to Makaz, the modern-day Deir Muheisin.

Makaz is commonly identified with Deir Muheisin, 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.

Makaz 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 Muheisin

31.827°N · 34.932°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention