Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Arnon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Mujib.

First appears in Numbers 21:13 · 4 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.

Arnon is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Mujib. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 21:13 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 12 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Arnon today

Travel to Arnon, the modern-day Wadi Mujib.

Arnon is commonly identified with Wadi Mujib, 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.

Arnon 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

Wadi Mujib

31.466°N · 35.573°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

2 chapters · 6 verse mentions

Judges

1 chapter · 4 verse mentions

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention