Modern locations of places in the Bible:
Tel Halif
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| Also Called | Horvat Tila, Tell el Huweilfeh, Tell el Khuweilfeh, Tell Khuweilifa, Tell Khuweilifeh |
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| Latitude, Longitude | 31.383330, 34.865640 |
| Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?) | 137223/087983 |
| Type | settlement |
| Point Precision | point on tel |
| Coordinates Sources |
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| General Location Notes | Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010) (Ziklag): “9.5 miles northeast of Beersheba” |
| Precise Coordinates Notes | the English Wikipedia article for Lahav says that it’s built on the tel, and Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land puts it there; however, the Hebrew wikipedia article says that it’s at the foot of the tel; Google, the Hebrew Wikipedia article for the tel, and the print map place it to the west as well, and the aerial photos (Israel GovMap) show traces of excavation, so this point is on the western hill |
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Biblical places associated with Tel Halif
- Rimmon 2: medium confidence
- En-rimmon: low confidence
- Goshen 3: low confidence
- Hormah: low confidence
- Ain 2: low confidence
- Ziklag: low confidence
- Zephath: low confidence
- Goshen 2: low confidence
- Ain 3: very low confidence
- Sharuhen: very low confidence
- Shaaraim 2: very low confidence
- Shilhim: very low confidence
- Rimmon-perez: very low confidence
- Shaaraim 1: very low confidence
Image
Credit: Danny Gershoni (modified)