Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Eglaim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rujm el Jilimeh.

First appears in Isaiah 15:8 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Rujm el Jilimeh.

Eglaim is represented in the local geography layer as Rujm el Jilimeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Isaiah 15:8 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 75 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 80 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 80 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eglaim today

Travel to Eglaim, the modern-day Rujm el Jilimeh.

Eglaim is commonly identified with Rujm el Jilimeh, 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.

Eglaim 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

Rujm el Jilimeh

31.181°N · 35.713°E

Key passages

Appears in

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention