Modern locations of places in the Bible:
Tell el Hamme
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| Also Called | Hammeh, Khirbet el Hammeh |
|---|---|
| Latitude, Longitude | 32.471800, 35.599400 |
| Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?) | 206579/208699 |
| Type | settlement |
| Point Precision | 250 m |
| Coordinates Sources | |
| General Location Notes | Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992) (Abel-meholah (place)): “at the mouth of the Wadi Losm el-hamme, about 5.25 km north of Tell Abu Sifri” |
| Precise Coordinates Notes | a number of sites in this area are named Hammeh; this site appears to be the main one |
| Geo Data |
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Biblical places associated with Tell el Hamme
- Lo-debar: very low confidence
- Debir 3: very low confidence
- Abel-meholah: very low confidence
10-meter-per-pixel satellite Image
Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)