Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rabbah?

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

First appears in Joshua 15:60 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Hamideh.

Rabbah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Hamideh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:60 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rabbah today

Travel to Rabbah, the modern-day Khirbet Hamideh.

Rabbah is commonly identified with Khirbet Hamideh, 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.

Rabbah 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 Hamideh

31.827°N · 34.988°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention