Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Secu?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with between Gibeah and Ramah.

First appears in 1 Samuel 19:22 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its “great well” (1 Sam. 19:22); probably the modern Suweikeh, south of Beeroth.

Secu is represented in the local geography layer as between Gibeah and Ramah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 19:22 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Secu today

Travel to Secu, the modern-day between Gibeah and Ramah.

Secu is commonly identified with between Gibeah and Ramah, 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.

Secu 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

between Gibeah and Ramah

31.937°N · 35.145°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention