Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Timnah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Main.

First appears in Joshua 15:57 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A portion. (1. ) A town of Judah (Josh. 15:10). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz (2 Chr. 28:18). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan. Modern identification: Tel Main.

Timnah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Main. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:57 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Timnah today

Travel to Timnah, the modern-day Tel Main.

Timnah is commonly identified with Tel Main, 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.

Timnah 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

Tel Main

within 15 km of Tel Main

31.409°N · 35.134°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention