Biblical place

Where was Ammon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Amman.

First appears in Genesis 19:38 · 19 books · 43 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.

Ammon is represented in the local geography layer as Amman. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 19:38 and is mentioned across 19 books, with 106 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ammon today

Travel to Ammon, the modern-day Amman.

Ammon is commonly identified with Amman, 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.

Ammon 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

Amman

Ammon

31.955°N · 35.934°E

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