Modern locations of places in the Bible:
Bath el Battash
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| Latitude, Longitude | 31.792280, 35.245456 |
|---|---|
| Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?) | 173334/133279 |
| Type | settlement |
| Point Precision | 100 m |
| Coordinates Sources | |
| General Location Notes | Crown-Tamir, How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets (2000): "4 km northeast from Jerusalem" |
| Precise Coordinates Notes | this point is at the peak of this hill at 829m elevation, or 2,720 feet; Clermont-Ganneau, Archaeological Researches in Palestine 1873-1874, Book 1 (1899) (page 273): "If we go to the north-west along the ridge of Scopos towards El Mesharaf, as far as the gorge which is called Khall’t el Ajuz, ... there is a high crest called Bat’n el Battash... The position, at a height of 2,724 feet 8 inches, is a very commanding one; it is the highest point of the whole range from the Mount of Offence to El Mesharef" |
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Biblical places associated with Bath el Battash
- Gebim: very low confidence
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Credit: Deror avi (modified)