Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Bozrah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Umm el Amad.

First appears in Jeremiah 48:24 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Umm el Amad.

Bozrah is represented in the local geography layer as Umm el Amad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 48:24 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bozrah today

Travel to Bozrah, the modern-day Umm el Amad.

Bozrah is commonly identified with Umm el Amad, 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.

Bozrah 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

Umm el Amad

31.786°N · 35.902°E

Key passages

Appears in

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention