Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mount Jearim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kesla.

First appears in Joshua 15:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Forests, a mountain on the border of Judah (Josh. 15:10). Modern identification: Kesla.

Mount Jearim is represented in the local geography layer as Kesla. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 39 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Jearim today

Travel to Mount Jearim, the modern-day Kesla.

Mount Jearim is a landmark rather than a city center, so the map is meant to place you in the right mountain zone before you continue into more specific route planning.

Mount Jearim is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Kesla

within 1 km of Kesla

31.781°N · 35.051°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention