Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Azal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nahal Azal.

First appears in Zechariah 14:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Nahal Azal.

Azal is represented in the local geography layer as Nahal Azal. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Zechariah 14:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 2 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 2 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Azal today

Travel to Azal, the modern-day Nahal Azal.

Azal is commonly identified with Nahal Azal, 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.

Azal 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

Nahal Azal

31.761°N · 35.232°E

Key passages

Appears in

Zechariah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention