Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dumah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Deir ed Domeh.

First appears in Joshua 15:52 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir ed Domeh.

Dumah is represented in the local geography layer as Deir ed Domeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:52 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dumah today

Travel to Dumah, the modern-day Deir ed Domeh.

Dumah is commonly identified with Deir ed Domeh, 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.

Dumah 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

Deir ed Domeh

31.431°N · 34.986°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention