Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Arad?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Arad.

First appears in Judges 1:16 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Arad.

Arad is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Arad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 1:16 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 72 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Arad today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Arad 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.

Arad 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

Tel Arad

31.281°N · 35.125°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention