Biblical place

Where was Tekoa?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Teku’a.

First appears in 2 Samuel 14:2 · 6 books · 11 chapters

Overview

Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. Modern identification: Khirbet Teku’a.

Tekoa is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Teku’a. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 14:2 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 14 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Tekoa today

Travel to Tekoa, the modern-day Khirbet Teku’a.

Tekoa is commonly identified with Khirbet Teku’a, 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.

Tekoa 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 Teku’a

31.632°N · 35.210°E

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