Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Zaphon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell es Sa’idiyeh.

First appears in Joshua 13:27 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sa’idiyeh.

Zaphon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell es Sa’idiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 13:27 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Zaphon today

Travel to Zaphon, the modern-day Tell es Sa’idiyeh.

Zaphon is commonly identified with Tell es Sa’idiyeh, 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.

Zaphon 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

Tell es Sa’idiyeh

32.268°N · 35.577°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention