Modern locations of places in the Bible:
Also Called | El Jaia Cave |
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Latitude, Longitude | 31.847620, 35.305139 |
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?) | 178981/139419 |
Type | cave |
Point Precision | 20 m |
Coordinates Sources | |
General Location Notes | Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013) (Sela): “1.2 miles east of Geba” |
Precise Coordinates Notes | Eshel and Zissu, Coins from the el-Jai Cave in Nahal Mikhmash (2002) (page 169) has a plan of the interior; Israel Tours (2020) has exterior photos; Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992) (Migron) has a map that’s not quite detailed enough to locate it precisely; Greenberg and Keinan, Israeli Archaeological Activity in the West Bank, 1967-2007 (2009) provides coordinates for the nearby monastic complex |
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Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)
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