Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Zanoah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Zanu.

First appears in Joshua 15:34 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Marsh. (1. ) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Modern identification: Khirbet Zanu.

Zanoah is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Zanu. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:34 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Zanoah today

Travel to Zanoah, the modern-day Khirbet Zanu.

Zanoah is commonly identified with Khirbet Zanu, 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.

Zanoah 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 Zanu

31.719°N · 35.001°E

Key passages

Appears in

Nehemiah

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention