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Tekoa

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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 Etam Etam Bethlehem Bethlehem +1 Beth-haccherem Beth-haccherem Anathoth Anathoth Jerusalem Jerusalem +1 Tekoa Tekoa 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city mountain known location approximate debated 8 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · +N: other places on the same point · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH JERUSALEM · ANATHOTH · BETH-HACCHEREM · BETHLEHEM AND 3 MORE, named in the same passages

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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.

Panorama of Khirbet Teku’a, which is in the distance at center.

Panorama of Khirbet Teku’a, which is in the distance at center.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Etam 3 ABOUT 4 MI (7 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Bethlehem ABOUT 5 MI (8 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Caleb Ephrathah ABOUT 5 MI (8 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Ophel ABOUT 10 MI (16 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 10 MI (16 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY 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.

14 PASSAGES · 6 BOOKS

2 Samuel 4
1 Chronicles 4
2 Chronicles 2
Nehemiah 2
Jeremiah 1
Amos 1

COORDINATES 31.6325, 35.2105

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