Biblical place

Where was Shechem?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Balatah.

First appears in Genesis 12:6 · 10 books · 20 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.

Shechem is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Balatah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 12:6 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 45 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Samaria

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shechem today

Travel to Shechem, the modern-day Tell Balatah.

Shechem is commonly identified with Tell Balatah, 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.

Shechem 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 Balatah

32.214°N · 35.282°E

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