Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Shoresh

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Also CalledSaris, Shoresh Beth Meir, Soes Beth Meir
Latitude, Longitude31.796600, 35.065300
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?)156273/133765
Typesettlement
Point Precisionpoint in modern settlement
Coordinates Sources
General Location Notes
  • International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979) (Seir), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) (Seir (place)): “15 km west of Jerusalem
  • New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009) (Seir, Mount): “14.5 km west of Jerusalem
Precise Coordinates NotesShoresh is at the peak of the ridge on which Saris is located
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Biblical places associated with Shoresh

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aerial cityscape of Shoresh
Credit: אסף.צ (modified)