Places in Joshua 5

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Canaan
Josh 5:12

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Egypt
Josh 5:4, 5:5, 2 more

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gibeath-haaraloth
Josh 5:3

  1. ruins at Khirbet el Mefjirwithin 5 km of Khirbet el Mefjir

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet en Nitlehwithin 5 km of Khirbet en Nitleh

  3. aerial panorama of ruins at Bedhat esh Sha'abwithin 5 km of Bedhat esh Sha'ab

  4. satellite view of the region around El 'Unuqwithin 5 km of El 'Unuq

  5. satellite view of the region around Suwwanet eth Thaniyawithin 5 km of Suwwanet eth Thaniya

  6. satellite view of the region around Tell el Jurnwithin 5 km of Tell el Jurn

  7. ruins at Tell es Sultanwithin 5 km of Tell es Sultan
Gilgal 1
Josh 5:9, 5:10

  1. ruins at Khirbet el MefjirKhirbet el Mefjir

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet en NitlehKhirbet en Nitleh

  3. aerial panorama of ruins at Bedhat esh Sha'abBedhat esh Sha'ab

  4. satellite view of the region around El 'UnuqEl 'Unuq

  5. satellite view of the region around Suwwanet eth ThaniyaSuwwanet eth Thaniya

  6. satellite view of the region around Tell el JurnTell el Jurn
Great Sea
Josh 5:1

  1. panorama of the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
Jericho 1
Josh 5:10, 5:13

  1. ruins at Tell es SultanTell es Sultan
Jordan 1
Josh 5:1

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River

Image Credits

Bahnfrend, Ricardo Liberato, Zairon, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Adam Zartal אדם זרטל, Abraham, mfa, Bill Rice

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.