Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Adam?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell ed Damiyeh.

First appears in Joshua 3:16 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell ed Damiyeh.

Adam is represented in the local geography layer as Tell ed Damiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 3:16 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Adam today

Travel to Adam, the modern-day Tell ed Damiyeh.

Adam is commonly identified with Tell ed Damiyeh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Adam 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

Tell ed Damiyeh

32.104°N · 35.547°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention