Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Makkedah?

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

First appears in Joshua 10:10 · 1 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Qom.

Makkedah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Qom. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 10:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Makkedah today

Travel to Makkedah, the modern-day Khirbet el Qom.

Makkedah is commonly identified with Khirbet el Qom, 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.

Makkedah 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 Qom

31.535°N · 34.967°E