Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Bamoth-baal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh.

First appears in Numbers 22:41 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Heights of Baal, a place on the river Arnon, or in the plains through which it flows, east of Jordan (Josh. 13:17; comp. Num. 21:28). It has been supposed to be the same place as Bamoth. Modern identification: Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh.

Bamoth-baal is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 22:41 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bamoth-baal today

Travel to Bamoth-baal, the modern-day Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh.

Bamoth-baal is commonly identified with Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh, 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.

Bamoth-baal 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 el Quweiqiyeh

31.732°N · 35.741°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention