Eleph

Town · also Haeleph

Location disputed Khirbet Salah: about 4 km (2 miles, 20 furlongs) northwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Khirbet Salah Possible
  • Nabi Samwil Less likely
  • Ras et Tahuneh Less likely
  • Khirbet Erha Less likely

Named in 1 Verse

  • Joshua 18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.