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    Hethlon

    חֶתְלֹן

    Hethlon was a place on the northern border of Israel, mentioned in Ezekiel's vision of the restored land (Ezk.47.15; 48:1).

    Where the story of Hethlon happensWhere the gazetteer locates Hethlon, framed to them: Hethlon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Hethlon
    Where the gazetteer locates Hethlon
    verses
    2
    first named
    Ezekiel 47:15
    last named
    Ezekiel 47:15
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    34.60°N · 36.13°E
    settlement34.60°N · 36.13°E

    Haitla (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Hethlon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hethlon is mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as a place situated on the northern border of the restored land of Israel (Ezk.47.15; 48:1). In Ezekiel's vision, the northern border extends from the Mediterranean Sea to Hethlon and then continues eastward toward Hamath and Zedad. The exact location of Hethlon is uncertain, but it was likely a significant landmark or settlement in the region of Lebo-hamath, which is associated with the entrance to Hamath, a city in modern-day Syria. Hethlon's mention in Ezekiel's vision emphasizes the extent and boundaries of the ideal, restored land of Israel.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 3 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Ezekiel2 verses

      47:1548:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Land BoundaryBerothahCity mentioned in Ezekiel's vision and David's conquests.via Land BoundaryBoundaryBoundary is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Land BoundaryBrook of EgyptSouthwestern boundary of the Promised Landvia Land BoundaryDamascusAncient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history.via Land BoundaryGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Land BoundaryGreat SeaThe Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the Promised Land.via Land BoundaryHamathA major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.via Land BoundaryHauranRegion east of the Sea of Galileevia Land BoundaryHazer-hatticonPlace on the ideal border of Israel

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