Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Naaran?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell el Jisr.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 7:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chr. 7:28). Modern identification: Tell el Jisr.

Naaran is represented in the local geography layer as Tell el Jisr. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 7:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 3 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Naaran today

Travel to Naaran, the modern-day Tell el Jisr.

Naaran is commonly identified with Tell el Jisr, 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.

Naaran 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 el Jisr

31.893°N · 35.425°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention