Biblical place

Where was Arabah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Arabah.

First appears in Deuteronomy 1:1 · 10 books · 21 chapters

Overview

A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah (Josh. 15:61), a town in the wilderness of Judah.

Arabah is represented in the local geography layer as Arabah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 1:1 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 26 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 143 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 151 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 151 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 154 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 164 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Arabah today

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Arabah 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.

Arabah 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

Arabah

30.417°N · 35.151°E

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