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Biblical place

Where was Beth-gamul?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jumaiyil.

First appears in Jeremiah 48:23 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Camel-house, a city in the “plain country” of Moab denounced by the prophet (Jer. 48:23); probably the modern Um-el-Jemal, near Bozrah, one of the deserted cities of the Hauran. Modern identification: Jumaiyil.

Beth-gamul is represented in the local geography layer as Jumaiyil. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 48:23 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 70 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-gamul today

Travel to Beth-gamul, the modern-day Jumaiyil.

Beth-gamul is commonly identified with Jumaiyil, 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-gamul 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

Jumaiyil

31.483°N · 35.900°E

Key passages

Appears in

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention