Valley of Jiphthahel

Valley · also Valley of Iphtahel · today Wadi el Melek

Location likely Wadi el Melek: about 110 km (70 miles) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Wadi el Melek Likely
  • Wadi Abbelin Possible

Named in 2 Verses

  • Joshua 19:14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
  • Joshua 19:27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

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