Biblical place

Where was Succoth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Deir Alla.

First appears in Genesis 33:17 · 5 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Deir Alla.

Succoth is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Deir Alla. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 33:17 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 10 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Succoth today

Travel to Succoth, the modern-day Tell Deir Alla.

Succoth is commonly identified with Tell Deir Alla, 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.

Succoth 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 Deir Alla

32.197°N · 35.621°E

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