Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was City of Destruction?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain Shams.

First appears in Isaiah 19:18 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain Shams.

City of Destruction is represented in the local geography layer as Ain Shams. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Isaiah 19:18 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 313 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 411 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to City of Destruction today

Travel to City of Destruction, the modern-day Ain Shams.

City of Destruction is commonly identified with Ain Shams, 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.

City of Destruction 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

Ain Shams

30.129°N · 31.308°E

Key passages

Appears in

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention