Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Brook of Egypt?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi al Arish.

First appears in Numbers 34:5 · 7 books · 8 chapters

Overview

The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Wadi al Arish.

Brook of Egypt is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi al Arish. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 34:5 and is mentioned across 7 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 147 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 153 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 153 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 175 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 180 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Brook of Egypt today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Brook of Egypt names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Brook of Egypt is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Wadi al Arish

31.146°N · 33.806°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Ezekiel

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention