Biblical place

Where was Carchemish?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jerabis.

First appears in 2 Chronicles 35:20 · 3 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Fortress of Chemosh, a city on the west bank of the Euphrates. Modern identification: Jerabis.

Carchemish is represented in the local geography layer as Jerabis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Chronicles 35:20 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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About 400 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 506 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 514 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 522 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 568 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Carchemish today

Travel to Carchemish, the modern-day Jerabis.

Carchemish is commonly identified with Jerabis, 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.

Carchemish 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

Jerabis

36.830°N · 38.015°E

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