Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Tahpanhes?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Defenneh.

First appears in Jeremiah 2:16 · 2 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Defenneh.

Tahpanhes is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Defenneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 2:16 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Egypt

About 116 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 303 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 311 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Tahpanhes today

Travel to Tahpanhes, the modern-day Tell Defenneh.

Tahpanhes is commonly identified with Tell Defenneh, 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.

Tahpanhes 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 Defenneh

30.861°N · 32.171°E

Key passages

Appears in

Jeremiah

4 chapters · 6 verse mentions

Ezekiel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention