Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Shebarim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with western cliff of Wadi Makkuk.

First appears in Joshua 7:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Breaks; ruins, a place near Ai (Josh. 7:5; R. V. marg., “the quarries”). Modern identification: western cliff of Wadi Makkuk.

Shebarim is represented in the local geography layer as western cliff of Wadi Makkuk. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 7:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shebarim today

Travel to Shebarim, the modern-day western cliff of Wadi Makkuk.

Shebarim is commonly identified with western cliff of Wadi Makkuk, 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.

Shebarim 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

western cliff of Wadi Makkuk

31.907°N · 35.311°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention