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Biblical place

Where was Beth-arabah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain el Gharabeh.

First appears in Joshua 15:6 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain el Gharabeh.

Beth-arabah is represented in the local geography layer as Ain el Gharabeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 6 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-arabah today

Travel to Beth-arabah, the modern-day Ain el Gharabeh.

Beth-arabah is commonly identified with Ain el Gharabeh, 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.

Beth-arabah 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

Ain el Gharabeh

31.846°N · 35.502°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapters · 4 verse mentions