Place Old Testament
Haeleph
Also known as Haeleph =ESV, NIV; Eleph =KJV
Haeleph was a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 18:28.
Why it matters. A town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
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- Location
- 31.793, 35.197 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Haeleph
Haeleph was a town mentioned in the list of cities and towns allotted to the tribe of Benjamin during the division of the Promised Land. It is listed among the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem, along with Zelah, Eleph, Jebusi (Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kirjath-jearim (Joshua 18:28). Apart from this single mention in the book of Joshua, no further information about Haeleph is provided in the Bible. Its exact location and history remain uncertain, as the town is not mentioned in any other biblical accounts or in known extra-biblical sources. The inclusion of Haeleph in the list of Benjamin's towns suggests that it was a settlement of some significance during the time of Joshua and the initial division of the land among the Israelite tribes.
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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Joshua (1 verse)