Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Khirbet el Lon

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Also CalledShihin, Shikhin
Latitude, Longitude32.768900, 35.273300
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?)175902/241580
Typesettlement
Point Precisionpoint on tel
Coordinates Source
General Location Notes
  • Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007) (Asochis) identifies Shikhin with Khirbet el Lon
  • Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995) (Aijalon): β€œat the western end of the Sahl el-Battuf”
  • Webb, Judges (2012) (Judges 12:11-12): β€œ14 miles north-northeast of... Bethlehem”
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Biblical places associated with Khirbet el Lon

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ruins at Khirbet el Lon
Credit: Hoshvilim (modified)