Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Tappuah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Bayt Nattif.

First appears in Joshua 15:34 · 1 books · 1 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: Bayt Nattif.

Tappuah is represented in the local geography layer as Bayt Nattif. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:34 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 54 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 Bayt Nattif.

Tappuah is commonly identified with Bayt Nattif, 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

Bayt Nattif

31.696°N · 34.996°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention