Places in the Bible · Settlement

Heleph

Heleph is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Irbadeh. The name means “changing; passing over.”

Where is Heleph?

Approx. 32.7247, 35.4138 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khirbet IrbadehsettlementMedium

Heleph in the Bible dictionary

Exchange, a city on the north border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Heleph

  • Joshua 19:33

    And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

  • Joshua 19:34

    And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth–tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.