Biblical place

Where was Ziph?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Zif.

First appears in Joshua 15:55 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Zif.

Ziph is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Zif. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:55 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ziph today

Travel to Ziph, the modern-day Tell Zif.

Ziph is commonly identified with Tell Zif, 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.

Ziph 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 Zif

31.475°N · 35.135°E

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