Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Abarim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Abarim.

First appears in Numbers 27:12 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Regions beyond; i. e., on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab. From “the top of Pisgah”, i. e., Mount Nebo. Modern identification: Abarim.

Abarim is represented in the local geography layer as Abarim. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 27:12 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Abarim today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Abarim is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Abarim is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Abarim

31.754°N · 35.715°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention