Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Nezib?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh.

First appears in Joshua 15:43 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem, in the Wady Sur (Josh. 15:43). Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh.

Nezib is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:43 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Nezib today

Travel to Nezib, the modern-day Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh.

Nezib is commonly identified with Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh, 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.

Nezib 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 Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh

31.586°N · 35.010°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention