Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rakkon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell er Reqqeit.

First appears in Joshua 19:46 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A place upon the shore, a town belonging to Dan (Josh. 19:46). It is now Tell er-Rakkeit, 6 miles north of Joppa, on the sea-shore, near the mouth of the river ‘Aujeh, i. e., “yellow water. ” (See KANAH. ). Modern identification: Tell er Reqqeit.

Rakkon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell er Reqqeit. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:46 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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Samaria

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 58 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 58 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rakkon today

Travel to Rakkon, the modern-day Tell er Reqqeit.

Rakkon is commonly identified with Tell er Reqqeit, 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.

Rakkon 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 er Reqqeit

32.131°N · 34.787°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention