Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Migron?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Maryam.

First appears in 1 Samuel 14:2 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isa. 10:28). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Sam. 14:2 was to the south of this. Modern identification: Tell Maryam.

Migron is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Maryam. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 14:2 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Migron today

Travel to Migron, the modern-day Tell Maryam.

Migron is commonly identified with Tell Maryam, 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.

Migron 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

Tell Maryam

31.869°N · 35.268°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention