Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sharuhen?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tall al Ajjul.

First appears in Joshua 19:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tall al Ajjul.

Sharuhen is represented in the local geography layer as Tall al Ajjul. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 86 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 86 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 108 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 114 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sharuhen today

Travel to Sharuhen, the modern-day Tall al Ajjul.

Sharuhen is commonly identified with Tall al Ajjul, 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.

Sharuhen 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

Tall al Ajjul

31.467°N · 34.404°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention