Place Old Testament
Eltolad
Eltolad, a town allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon in the Negev region. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Joshua 15:30.
Why it matters. A town allotted to Judah and Simeon
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.245, 34.841 (disputed, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified. OpenBible.info places it about 123 km away (32.050, 35.733); the identification may be uncertain.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eltolad
Eltolad is mentioned in Joshua 15:30 and 19:4 as a town that was allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon. In Joshua 15:30, it is listed among the cities in the Negev region that were part of Judah's inheritance. In Joshua 19:4, Eltolad is included in the list of towns given to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory. The town's exact location is not specified, but it was situated in the southern part of the land of Canaan.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.