Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Jebel el Biri

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Latitude, Longitude31.006690, 34.491810
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?)101394/046392
Typemountain
Point Precisionpoint on mountain
Coordinates Sources
General Location Notes
  • Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992) (Beth-biri (place)): “10 km southwest of el-Khalasa
  • International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979) (Beth-biri): “10 km southwest of Halutsa (el-Halaseh) or about 32 km southwest of Beer-sheba
  • Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) (Beth-biri): “32 km southwest of Beer-sheba
  • these directions are for a point near Rehoboth, 8 km east of this point
Precise Coordinates Notesthis is the highest point on this mountain; "Al Bire" is the area to the west of this peak
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Biblical places associated with Jebel el Biri

10-meter-per-pixel satellite Image

satellite view of the region around Jebel el Biri
Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)