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Biblical place

Where was Taanath-shiloh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Tana el Fauqa.

First appears in Joshua 16:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Josh. 16:6), probably the modern T’ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the Mukhnah plain. Modern identification: Khirbet Tana el Fauqa.

Taanath-shiloh is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Tana el Fauqa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 16:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Taanath-shiloh today

Travel to Taanath-shiloh, the modern-day Khirbet Tana el Fauqa.

Taanath-shiloh is commonly identified with Khirbet Tana el Fauqa, 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.

Taanath-shiloh 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 Tana el Fauqa

32.176°N · 35.371°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention