Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Makheloth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kuntillet Ajrud.

First appears in Numbers 33:25 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Kuntillet Ajrud.

Makheloth is represented in the local geography layer as Kuntillet Ajrud. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:25 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 184 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 189 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 192 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 192 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 205 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Makheloth today

Travel to Makheloth, the modern-day Kuntillet Ajrud.

Makheloth is commonly identified with Kuntillet Ajrud, 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.

Makheloth 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

Kuntillet Ajrud

30.193°N · 34.421°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions