Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Aroer?

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

First appears in 1 Chronicles 11:44 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Aro’er.

Aroer is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Aro’er. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 11:44 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 87 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 91 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Aroer today

Travel to Aroer, the modern-day Khirbet Aro’er.

Aroer is commonly identified with Khirbet Aro’er, 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.

Aroer 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 Aro’er

31.152°N · 34.979°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention