Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Tappuah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Abu Zarad.

First appears in Joshua 12:17 · 1 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Apple-region. (1. ) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:17; 15:34). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Tell Abu Zarad.

Tappuah is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Abu Zarad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 12:17 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Tappuah today

Travel to Tappuah, the modern-day Tell Abu Zarad.

Tappuah is commonly identified with Tell Abu Zarad, 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.

Tappuah 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 Abu Zarad

32.104°N · 35.230°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

3 chapters · 3 verse mentions