Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Socoh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras.

First appears in 1 Kings 4:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras.

Socoh is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 4:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 66 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 Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras.

Socoh is commonly identified with Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras, 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

Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras

32.342°N · 35.032°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention