Tel Zif
Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever and Khallet al-Maiya.
Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever
Village
Photo: Matanya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Hever or Pnei Hever is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever is situated 3 km east of Tel Zif.
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of Hebron and four kilometers west of Yatta. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. Khallet al-Maiya is situated 4 km south of Tel Zif.
Qilqis
Village
Photo: سجى نبيل أبو سنينة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the Southern West Bank. Qilqis is situated 4 km northwest of Tel Zif.
Tel Zif
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.47519° or 31° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
35.13439° or 35° 8′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8G3QF4GM+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 8735815517OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Zif” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل زيف”
- Hebrew: “תל זיף”
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