Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Meconah?

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

First appears in Nehemiah 11:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A base or foundation, a town in the south of Judah (Neh. 11:28), near Ziklag. Modern identification: Khirbet Tatrit.

Meconah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Tatrit. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Nehemiah 11:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 75 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 76 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Meconah today

Travel to Meconah, the modern-day Khirbet Tatrit.

Meconah is commonly identified with Khirbet Tatrit, 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.

Meconah 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 Tatrit

31.350°N · 34.929°E

Key passages

Appears in

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention