Joktheel

A written article for Joktheel is still to come. Below and alongside: where Joktheel appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Joktheel
  • Joktheel 1 (Khirbet Umm al Baqar)
  • Joktheel 1 (within 5 km of Zanoah 1)

Original word

  • יׇקְתְאֵל joktheel
    H3371
Citations
“Joktheel 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/joktheel-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Joktheel 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/joktheel-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
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Where Joktheel appears in Scripture

Joshua 15

וְדִלְעָן וְהַמִּצְפֶּה וְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃
38
And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

2 Kings 14

הוּא-הִכָּה אֶת-אֱדוֹם בְּגֵי-‫(המלח)‬ מֶלַח עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים וְתָפַשׂ אֶת-הַסֶּלַע בַּמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמָהּ יָקְתְאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
7
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.