Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Avith?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rujum al Juththa.

First appears in Genesis 36:35 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Rujum al Juththa.

Avith is represented in the local geography layer as Rujum al Juththa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 36:35 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 171 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 173 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 178 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 178 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 186 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Avith today

Travel to Avith, the modern-day Rujum al Juththa.

Avith is commonly identified with Rujum al Juththa, 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.

Avith 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

Rujum al Juththa

30.206°N · 35.602°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention