Biblical place
Where was Sansannah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.
First appears in Joshua 15:31 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
A palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Josh. 15:31); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim (1 Chr. 4:31). Modern identification: Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.
Sansannah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:31 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Sansannah today
Travel to Sansannah, the modern-day Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.
Sansannah is commonly identified with Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat, 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.
Sansannah 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention