Biblical place

Where was Taanach?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ta’anakh.

First appears in Joshua 12:21 · 4 books · 7 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Ta’anakh.

Taanach is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ta’anakh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:21 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Nazareth

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 39 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 75 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Taanach today

Travel to Taanach, the modern-day Tell Ta’anakh.

Taanach is commonly identified with Tell Ta’anakh, 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.

Taanach 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 Ta’anakh

32.522°N · 35.219°E

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