SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Socoh 1

in the Shephelah

Read · JOSHUA 15:35 → Share

ANCIENT NAMES

  • שוכה Socho Biblical Hebrew
  • Σοκχωθ Sochōth, Σοκχωθ Sokchōth Greek

NAMES: PLEIADES, CC BY 3.0

Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Timnah Timnah Shephelah SHEPHELAH Negeb NEGEB Jarmuth Jarmuth Gimzo Gimzo Gederoth Gederoth Ephes-dammim Ephes-dammim Beth-zur Beth-zur Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh Azekah Azekah Aijalon Aijalon Adullam Adullam Socoh Socoh 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

On the map, the arrow keys move it, + and − zoom in and out, and 0 goes back to the full view. Every place is a link.

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 ADULLAM · AZEKAH · AIJALON 1 · BETH-SHEMESH 1 AND 8 MORE, named in the same passages

IN THE REFERENCE MAPS

DOWNLOAD THE MAP

A4, ON WHITE

MORE OPTIONS: COLOR, SIZE AND RELIEF
COLOR
SIZE
IMAGE QUALITY (PNG)
RELIEF

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

Map: Scriptoria, CC BY 4.0. Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. Coast and rivers: Natural Earth, public domain. Relief: ETOPO 2022 (NOAA NCEI), public domain. The credits are in each sheet's footer.

Ruins at Tel Socho.

Ruins at Tel Socho.

PHOTO: Davidbena CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons

DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Jarmuth 1 ABOUT 2 MI (3 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Azekah ABOUT 3 MI (4 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Beth-shemesh 1 ABOUT 5 MI (8 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Beth-zur ABOUT 10 MI (15 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 17 MI (27 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 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.

2 OTHER PLACES CALLED SOCOH

4 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 31.6822, 34.9749

UPDATED

ON WIKIDATA · Q2776782