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city known location approximate debated 13 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH BEERSHEBA 1 · ABEL-BETH-MAACAH · BETHEL 1 · GILEAD 1 AND 8 MORE, named in the same passages

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How to cite: Scriptoria, Bible Atlas, 2026. scriptoria.digital. License CC BY 4.0.

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Gate at Tel Dan.

Gate at Tel Dan.

PHOTO: Lajoya02 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons

DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Abel-beth-maacah ABOUT 4 MI (7 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Sidon ABOUT 27 MI (43 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 100 MI (170 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 8 DAYS ON FOOT

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

24 PASSAGES · 12 BOOKS

COORDINATES 33.2490, 35.6520

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