Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Cherith?

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

First appears in 1 Kings 17:3 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Wadi al Yabis.

Cherith is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi al Yabis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 17:3 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Cherith today

Travel to Cherith, the modern-day Wadi al Yabis.

Cherith is commonly identified with Wadi al Yabis, 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.

Cherith 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

Wadi al Yabis

32.395°N · 35.591°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions