Biblical place

Where was Socoh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Socho.

First appears in Joshua 15:35 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Socho.

Socoh is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Socho. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:35 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Socoh today

Travel to Socoh, the modern-day Tel Socho.

Socoh is commonly identified with Tel Socho, 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.

Socoh 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

Tel Socho

31.682°N · 34.975°E

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