Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Arab?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet er Rabiyeh.

First appears in Joshua 15:52 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh. Modern identification: Khirbet er Rabiyeh.

Arab is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet er Rabiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:52 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Arab today

Travel to Arab, the modern-day Khirbet er Rabiyeh.

Arab is commonly identified with Khirbet er Rabiyeh, 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.

Arab 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

Khirbet er Rabiyeh

31.432°N · 35.030°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention