Biblical place

Where was Edom?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Buseira.

First appears in Genesis 32:3 · 21 books · 51 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.

Edom is represented in the local geography layer as Buseira. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 32:3 and is mentioned across 21 books, with 111 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 113 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 113 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 120 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 120 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 126 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Edom today

Travel to Edom, the modern-day Buseira.

Edom is commonly identified with Buseira, 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.

Edom 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

Buseira

Edom

30.746°N · 35.604°E

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