Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dizahab?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ad Duhaybah.

First appears in Deuteronomy 1:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Region of gold, a place in the desert of Sinai, on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf (Deut. 1:1). It is now called Dehab. Modern identification: Ad Duhaybah.

Dizahab is represented in the local geography layer as Ad Duhaybah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 1:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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Bethlehem

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dizahab today

Travel to Dizahab, the modern-day Ad Duhaybah.

Dizahab is commonly identified with Ad Duhaybah, 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.

Dizahab 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

Ad Duhaybah

31.807°N · 36.051°E

Key passages

Appears in

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention