Biblical place

Where was Upper Beth-horon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beit Ur al Fauqa.

First appears in Joshua 16:5 · 3 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Fauqa.

Upper Beth-horon is represented in the local geography layer as Beit Ur al Fauqa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 16:5 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Upper Beth-horon today

Travel to Upper Beth-horon, the modern-day Beit Ur al Fauqa.

Upper Beth-horon is commonly identified with Beit Ur al Fauqa, 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.

Upper Beth-horon 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

Beit Ur al Fauqa

31.886°N · 35.114°E

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