Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Atad?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with near the mouth of the Jordan River.

First appears in Genesis 50:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Buckthorn, a place where Joseph and his brethren, when on their way from Egypt to Hebron with the remains of their father Jacob. Modern identification: near the mouth of the Jordan River.

Atad is represented in the local geography layer as near the mouth of the Jordan River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 50:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Atad today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Atad names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Atad is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

near the mouth of the Jordan River

31.915°N · 35.530°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions