Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Siphmoth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with As Samu.

First appears in 1 Samuel 30:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: As Samu.

Siphmoth is represented in the local geography layer as As Samu. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 30:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Siphmoth today

Travel to Siphmoth, the modern-day As Samu.

Siphmoth is commonly identified with As Samu, 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.

Siphmoth 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

As Samu

within 30 km of As Samu

31.401°N · 35.067°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention