Biblical place
Where was Tel-melah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nippur.
First appears in Ezra 2:59 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Hill of salt, a place in Babylon from which the Jews returned (id. ). Modern identification: Nippur.
Tel-melah is represented in the local geography layer as Nippur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ezra 2:59 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 89 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Tel-melah today
Travel to Tel-melah, the modern-day Nippur.
Tel-melah is commonly identified with Nippur, 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.
Tel-melah 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.