Bible Location

Topheth

8 cross references · Modern-day map available

Topheth was the place in the Valley of Hinnom associated with some of the darkest cultic practices condemned by the prophets. It is important because it became a byword for desecration, judgment, and the reversal of corrupt worship. First appears in 2 Kgs 23:10.1

Coordinates

31.77, 35.23

First appears

2 Kgs 23:10

AI summary: Topheth's significance is moral and prophetic rather than political. It is remembered as a place where abhorrent practices were carried out in the Valley of Hinnom, and because of that it becomes a focal point in prophetic denunciation. The place is then reimagined as a site of judgment rather than false worship. The cross references present Topheth as one of the Bible's starkest warnings about corrupted religion and coming judgment.1

Latitude

31.77

Longitude

35.23

Bible references

8