Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Argob?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Argob.

First appears in Deuteronomy 3:4 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Stony heap, an “island,” as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan. Modern identification: Argob.

Argob is represented in the local geography layer as Argob. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 3:4 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 107 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 112 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 141 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Argob today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Argob 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.

Argob 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

Argob

32.969°N · 36.455°E

Key passages

Appears in

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention